Mango v. Buzzfeed, Inc.

VICTOR MARRERO, U.S. District Judge

Plaintiff Gregory Mango ("Mango") brought this action against defendant BuzzFeed, Inc. ("BuzzFeed"), alleging that BuzzFeed reproduced and published without authorization a copyrighted photograph owned by Mango. (See"Amended Complaint," Dkt. No. 16.) Mango alleges that he created a photograph depicting a man named Raymond Parker (the "Photograph"), licensed the Photograph to the New York Post , a daily newspaper, and registered the Photograph with the U.S. Copyright Office. (See id. ¶¶ 11-16.) Mango alleges that BuzzFeed subsequently published a copy of the…