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Zillow accused of stealing 47,000 property photos in major copyright lawsuit
['Daniella Genovese']
Latest News | FOX 32
REAL ESTATE COMPANY COMPASS SUES ZILLOW OVER CONSUMERS 'RIGHT TO CHOOSE'In many cases, an image will appear on multiple different Zillow pages and different versions of listings, displaying over 250,000 times, according to the suit.
CoStar said in a release that it invested billions of dollars to create "the most comprehensive database of real estate information" including building what it describes as the "world’s largest library of real estate photographs."
The company said it has employed and hired thousands of professional photographers who have created millions of real estate images, which are owned and copyrighted by CoStar Group.
This marks the second time within five weeks that Zillow has been hit with a lawsuit.
This photo illustration shows the Zillow website reflected in the logo of the Zillow app in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 2023.
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