Russian opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko sued state-run First TV Channel for unauthorized use of a photo he authored. The channel showed a program devoted to alleged falsifications by Western media in the coverage of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war over South Ossetia. To draw a distinction and illustrate an authentic image, a photo of a wounded solder was shown with the comment that it was by an American photographer in Iraq. In fact the photo had been shot by Babchenko in Georgia. Babchenko demands a retraction and $3,000 damages. The channel states the incident was a mistake.
http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2009/08/25_a_3240347.shtml
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