Legal Opinion
Letsch v. Southern Proper Hospitality, LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 14, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2021-1840Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MIRJAM LETSCH, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-1840 (TJK) SOUTHERN PROPER HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Gypsy Kitchen, a restaurant in Atlanta, wanted to use one of Mirjam Letsch’s photos as a mural in its dining room. So it paid her for a license permitting that use. Problems arose, though, when Letsch realized that Gypsy Kitchen had not stopped there. Instead, Gypsy Kitchen had also used the photo in a newly opened D.C. location and in digital-advertising materials. Letsch sued for copyright…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Capitol Sprinkler Inspection, Inc. v. Guest Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Davis v. BligeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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