Slice
and Its
Pizzerias Are
Hit With
Copyright
Suits Now
Cases Stayed
Pending
Multi-District
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 7 –
There
is a slew of
photograph
copyright
lawsuits
against Slice,
described in
the suits as
"an online
food ordering
platform for
independent
pizzerias."
On March 7,
2023 U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York
Magistrate
Judge Robert
W. Lehrburger
held
proceeding.
Inner City
Press covered
it.
The
plaintiff has
a library of
food
photographs,
and alleges
that Slice and
co-defendants
like Tonys
Pizza of
Poughkeepsie,
Inc. are using
photographs of
their websites
without
license.
Defense
counsel
pointed out
there is a
near identical
case in
Maryland. The
complaint is
printed on
paper with
"Copycat
Legal" at the
bottom.
Judge
Lehrburger
ordered the
case(s) stayed
until June 7
"or such
earlier date
as the Court
may order. The
parties shall
file a joint
status report
by June 5 or
if earlier,
within 7 days
after any
determination
by the Panel
on
Multi-District
Litigation."
This
case is
Prepared Food
Photos, Inc.
v. Tonys Pizza
of
Poughkeepsie,
Inc. et al.
22-cv-7160
(Carter /
Lehrburger)
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