Celebrities have filed several lawsuits over the last year concerning the unauthorized use of their photos to promote products, services and events.

Some are the result of contract violations, while other cases have involved companies merely downloading pictures from the Internet to promote their wares. The results have been mixed.

Thirty-eight celebrities recently lost a lawsuit over the unauthorized use of their photos by a Gangnam plastic surgery clinic.

Contract violations are often the easiest to determine. Song Seung Hoon recently won a lawsuit about unauthorized photo use.
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