8.27.2013

H&M copyright lawsuit over LA fingers image by Estevan Oriol

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Estevan Oriol, a Mexican American photographer and director, has filed a copyright lawsuit against H&M, a famous fashion retailer. H&M has sued for using ‘LA Hands’ image which was taken by Estevan Oriol.

According to Business Times, The photo of a female model’s fingers forming the letters ‘LA’ for Los Angeles became iconic symbol of LA and Estevan Oriol produced t-shirts with the photo in 2006. 
"If you put my photograph side-by-side with their re-creation of my image, anyone would tell you they are one in the same…they clearly copied my image," Oriol said in the file.

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