Copyright? or Copywrong?

By now, the Kardashian clan is most certainly used to being the subject of copyright infringement claims, seeing as the reality TV-made stars have their hands in just about any product empire you can think of: from cosmetics to diet pills, clothing lines and cars, the Kardashian sisters are no strangers to copyright law litigation. 

Now, one of the most of-the-moment sisters is being challenged in court. Kylie Jenner’s new cosmetics line, Kylie Cosmetics, has already been the subject of several lawsuits, but the latest focuses on a supposedly intentional ripping-off of an artist’s work. According to visual artist Vlada Haggerty, a Los Angeles-based creator who also dabbles in makeup artistry, Kylie Cosmetics appropriated one of her images for its own social media campaign.

Read Nicole Martinez in Art Law Journal here.