Blogger Perez Hilton Got in Trouble

The blogger Mario “Perez Hilton” Lavandeira got in trouble after he had posted a stolen picture of Jennifer Aniston topless. Perez Hilton was sued by the Universal Studios for what he had done, although the posting was “for the purpose of commentary and satire”, as this one stated.
Universal Studios accused the Los Angeles blogger of posting a stolen photo of the topless Jennifer Aniston. The shot was alleged by the studio to have been “misappropriated and illegally copied”.
The photo was supposed to be a copy of the stolen footage that was shot and then stolen during the production or post-production of the movie “The Break-up”. The respective shot did not appear in the final cut of the comedy. “The Break-up” grossed more than $118 million at the box office last summer.
The lawyers of Perez Hilton defended their client saying that the picture could also be viewed on other web sites. Hilton’s mistake seems to have been that he used the picture “for the purpose of commentary and satire”. However, Perez Hilton removed the picture from his site after he learned of Universal’s request.
This is not the first time when implied in such trials for Aniston, nor for Perez Hilton. Last September the movie star sued photographer Peter Brandt because of some topless photos that Brandt had taken of the actress in late 2005. As for Perez Hilton, he was sued by the celebrity photo agency X17Online because of his stealing copyrighted images that were agency’s possession. Then, Perez Hilton had been asked for $7.5 million in damages.

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