'Guns n Roses' front man Axl Rose is in for a battle as he requested Google and Blogspot to take down his photos from a concert back in 2010. The photos that he requested to take down were memes which involves food, which was based on his weight.
According to Torrent Freak, Axl Rose filed legal action action to have his unflattering photos attached on memes to be taken down.
On behalf of Axl Rose, Web Sheriff issued a DMCA take down notice to Google User Notice and Blogspot. The request was sent last on May 31st.
Axl Rose has taken legal action against the interwebs to have his funny fat memes taken down.
In other news, pie. pic.twitter.com/XQBywzNy8v
— Casey Telford // (@CaseysPhotoPass) June 6, 2016
Web Sheriff which is an anti-piracy company in UK provides copy right, intellectual property, and privacy rights. The company's services includes issuing a cease and desist orders and DMCAs for their clients.
The request ordered by Axl Rose involves taking down his photos and memes with the grounds of copyright infringement. He also demands his other unflattering photos to be taken down.
According to Blabbermouth, Web Sheriff already sent out a total of six notices to Google and Blogspot stating that both companies infringed Axl Rose's copyrighted photos.
"Copyright image of Axl Rose. Please be advised that no permission has been granted to publish the copyright image so we cannot direct you to an authorized example of it," the request wrote.
Though it may be a strong case of copyright infringement, the owner of the photos were on Axl himself, as it belongs to a photographer, Boris Minkevich for the Winnipeg Free Press. It may gave been the downside, but Web Sheriff was able to point out the legalities.
"We can gladly confirm that all official/accredited photographers at [Axl Rose] shows sign-off on 'Photography Permission' contracts/'Photographic Release' agreements which A, specify and limit the manner in which the photos can be exploited and B," the letter wrote. "Transfer copyright ownership in such photos to [Axl Rose's] relevant service company."
In addition to Axl Rose's claim that the photos were stolen, Minkevich supported Axl Rose's claims stating that some infringement took place.
He mentioned that the photos were stolen from their website as they were acquired and used without any permission fro, the Winnipeg Free Press.
