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Published in TZ Latest News 15 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Zillow ordered to pay $8.3M in copyright infringement case

Listings giant Zillow is getting an expensive lesson in copyright infringement. The parent company of New York City-based StreetEasy was ordered to pay $8.3 million last week after losing a copyright suit accusing it of “brazen theft” of thousands of images. Rosemont, Ill.-based VHT Inc. filed a complaint in 2015 alleging that Seattle-based Zillow improperly displayed its photos on its Zillow Digs site, which focuses on home design, and its main listings site.

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