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Rock Hall of Fame Faces Copyright Case Over Van Halen Pic From Lawsuit-Happy Music Photog
The Rock Hall is facing a copyright lawsuit over an image of Van Halen, the latest of more than 50 such case filed by rock photographer Neil Zlozower.
In a complaint filed Friday in Ohio federal court, attorneys for the litigious photog say the Rock Hall never paid to license Zlozower’s image – a black-and-white photo of late-70’s Van Halen in the recording studio — before blowing it up into an eight-foot-tall display in the Cleveland museum. “Defendant is a sophisticated company which owns a comprehensive portfolio of physical and digital platforms and has advanced operational and strategic expertise in an industry where copyright is prevalent,” his lawyers write. The Rock Hall is just the latest company to face a lawsuit from Zlozower, who also snapped images of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen over a decades-long career.
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