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Photographer Al Satterwhite<\/strong> has sued Sony Music Publishing<\/a><\/strong> in federal court in New York, alleging that the company used his photograph of Stevie Wonder<\/a><\/strong> in an Instagram post without permission. The post marked the 50th anniversary of Wonder\u2019s Innervisions<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Satterwhite photographed Wonder performing in Los Angeles in 1974. His complaint says one of those images appeared in Sony Music Publishing\u2019s 2023 post, which remains online and references the album\u2019s songs \u201cHigher Ground\u201d and \u201cLiving for the City.\u201d<\/p>\n

The complaint alleges that the infringement was willful because Sony Music Publishing \u201cis a sophisticated media company that understands copyright law and the need to obtain a license to publish the copyrighted works of others.\u201d Maximum statutory damages for willful infringement would be $150,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Satterwhite previously sued Berklee College of Music<\/a> over alleged infringement of another Wonder photo from the same session. He voluntarily dismissed that case less than two months after filing.<\/p>\n

In a separate copyright case, Bauer-Griffin alleged that Gamma, Kanye West and French Montana used audio from a protected 2013 video in \u201cWhere They At\u201d without permission. The video captured West walking into a sign, hitting his head and reacting afterward. 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