Zillow Tells 9th Circuit Use Of Home Photos On Website Was Fair Use

Mealey's (November 2, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an Oct. 26 brief appealing a $4 million statutory damages award that assigned a per-photo fine for 2,700 real estate photos deemed infringing, Zillow Group Inc. tells the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that its online use of the pictures was transformative and fair use (VHT Inc. v. Zillow Group Inc., et al., No. 17-35587 and 17-35588, 9th Cir.)....