Background information

Larry Philpot is a freelance concert photographer who photographed musician Willie Nelson, and made these photographs available under a Creative Commons License. Philpot alleged that Scott Brown and Scott Brennan infringed his copyright by publishing, copying, and displaying the photographs on their website https://pasoroblesdailynews.com and https://atowndailynews.com without proper attribution to Philpot and his website. Philpot sought actual damages, interest, reasonable attorney’s fees, and statutory damages.

Case summary

After multiple filings and a set date for jury trail, Philpot voluntarily dismissed the case on 07/06/2021.