Jeffrey L. Loop
Illustrative Matters
Rights of Publicity and Privacy
- Successfully obtaining summary judgment on behalf of a major image licensing company in New York federal court, which resulted in a published decision establishing that image licensors are not liable under the New York privacy statutes for displaying a person’s image on a website for the purpose of licensing that image. See Alfano v. NGHT, Inc., et al., 623 F. Supp.2d 355 (E.D.N.Y. 2009);
- Obtaining summary judgment in New York Supreme Court for the same company, reaffirming that that New York’s first publication rule applies to right of privacy claims and that display of a photograph on an image licensing company’s website does not constitute republication. See Frankel v. Corbis Corp., et al., No. 600246/2008 (Feb. 23, 2009 N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty).
Copyright Litigation
- Successfully prosecuting copyright infringement cases as part of a major image licensing company’s anti-piracy efforts, obtaining favorable settlements with a number of defendants in several jurisdictions;
- Defending image licensing company against claims of copyright infringement arising from a photograph of a tattoo.
Media & Art Law
- Representing a major publishing house is disputes with authors and artists and in matters relating to the return of stolen book cover art;
- Representing a well-known artist and graphic designer in prosecuting her claims against her former art gallery and agent for the return of several millions of dollars or artwork and payment of royalties from the sale of paintings;
- Advising the transportation authority of a major U.S. city on First Amendment issues implicated by the city’s advertising policies for mass transit.
Photographic Licensing & Photographer Relations
- Counseling clients in contract disputes with content providers and photographers;
- Defending against claims for damages for allegedly lost photographs; Mr. Loop litigated three of these lost images cases to trial, and two through appeals to the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, obtaining favorable decisions that establishing a revenue-based methodology for the valuation of lost photographs. See Grace v. Corbis-Sygma, 487 F.3d 113 (2d Cir. 2007) and Usher v. Corbis, No. 08-1317-CV (2d Cir., May 4, 2009).
Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., 1987 University of Florida
- J.D., 2001 Seton Hall University School of Law (summa cum laude; Valedictorian; Executive Editor, Seton Hall Law Review; President’s Scholarship; Thomas Brandle Scholarship, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey; First Place, Eugene Gressman Moot Court Competition; Best Brief, Eugene Gressman Moot Court Competition; West Group Outstanding Achievement Award; Chicago Title Insurance Property Award; Member, Faculty Selection Committee for 2000)