Los
Angeles-based photographer Michael Miller has filed a lawsuit against Kylie and
Kendall Jenner for copyright infringement over the use of his photos of the
late Tupac Shakur on T-shirts sold under their Kendall + Kylie brand, according
to court
documents obtained online.
The suit,
filed in federal court in California on Friday, says that Michael Miller,
described as “a renowned professional photographer with a remarkable body of
work” , “at no time sought to associate his work with Kendall or Kylie or any
of their companies, yet they "have misappropriated and wrongfully exploited
at least two original photographs of late hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, slapping
the iconic photographs on garments and overlaying them with dubious imagery and
text," then offered them for sale.
Adding that
they ripped off his photos of Tupac Shakur for their since-pulled line of
shirts.
Nonetheless,
the suit continues, the Jenners misappropriated two photos he took of Shakur.
The Jenners
“at no times notified Miller that they intended to exploit his photography, let
alone obtained his authorization,” the suit continues. “This unauthorized usage
constituted copyright infringement, amongst other things.”
The Jenners
pulled the T-shirt line, which featured images of Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Ozzy
Osbourne and other artists, shortly after introducing it, after widespread
criticism.
The suit is
seeking unspecified damages.
The
complaint was submitted by Miller's attorney, Scott Alan Burroughs.
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