Hollywood actor Liam Hemsworth is currently being sued for posting his photos on Instagram. According to E-News! the actor faces a lawsuit for copyright infringement over a photograph from the production of a movie “Isn’t It Romantic”.

 

Hemsworth played the character Blake, the love interest to actress Rebel Wilson‘s character in the film.

 

According to documents obtained by E! News, Splash News and Picture Agency. They are suing Hemsworth for copyright infringement.

 

The suit alleges that photographer Janet Mayer took a series of photos. These photos depict defendant Hemsworth performing an outdoor scene on location for the production of the film “Isn’t It Romantic.”

 

The actor faces accusations of posting the photo in question to his Instagram account on 15th July 2018. He also tagged the film’s promotional page.

 

 

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“Hemsworth, or someone acting on his behalf, again posted the photograph to Hemsworth’s Instagram Story twice on June 20, 2019,” the documents state.

 

That same day, there was a swipe-up feature on his Instagram story to encourage people to vote for the movie “Isn’t It Romantic” for the Teen Choice Movie Awards. If found guilty, Hemsworth could end up paying up to $150,000 in damages.

 

The documents claim:

“Plaintiff is informed and believes and on that basis alleges that defendant’s acts of copyright infringement, as alleged above, were willful, intentional, and malicious, which further subjects defendants to liability for statutory damages under Section 504(c)(2) of the Copyright Act in the sum of up to $150,000 per infringement. Within the time permitted by law, the plaintiff will make its election between actual damages and statutory damages.”

 

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