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Amyl & The Sniffers<\/a> lead vocalist Amy Louise Taylor has sued a US photographer over \u201cexploitation of her image\u201d.<\/p>\n Taylor filed the complaint in the district court of California, accusing photographer Jamie Nelson of selling pictures taken for a Vogue Portugal<\/em><\/a>\u00a0photoshoot as \u201cfine art prints\u201d without her permission.<\/p>\n Court documents detail that the issue began in July 2024, when the band\u2019s manager, Simone Ubaldi, reached out to Nelson to photograph the band for their upcoming album, \u00a0\u2018Cartoon Darkness\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the shoot later fell through, after the band \u201cexpressly communicated\u201d to Nelson that they didn\u2019t want her to use their name, image and likeness to promote her own photography business, and to sell merchandise, including \u201cfine art prints\u201d, per documents obtained by the Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAs explained to Ms. Nelson, the Band was zealously protective of their image and did not want these used for non-Band-sanctioned, private commercial purposes such as Ms. Nelson had proposed. As a result, the photo shoot was never conducted,\u201d the complaint reads.<\/p>\n Months later, Nelson allegedly contacted Taylor, requesting to photograph her \u201cwith the express intention that the resulting images \u2026 would be published exclusively in the July 2025 issue of Vogue Portugal,\u201d the documents claim.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Taylor agreed to the photoshoot, but allegedly \u201cat no point\u201d authorised or licensed Nelson the right to make any other commercial use beyond the exclusive magazine issue.<\/p>\n The photoshoot occurred in May, and the images appeared in the July issue of Vogue Portugal<\/em>. However,\u00a0per the filings, on September 4, Nelson sent Taylor and Ubaldi a presentation of selected images that Nelson indicated she wanted to sell as \u201cfine art prints\u201d on her website.<\/p>\n \u201cImmediately\u201d after receiving Nelson\u2019s proposal, Ubaldi claims to have informed Nelson that Taylor objected to such use of her image and explained that Nelson did not have Taylor\u2019s licence or permission to sell the photos as \u201cfine art prints\u201d or \u201czines\u201d and that \u201cthe only permitted use of the same had been for inclusion in Vogue Portugal<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n Taylor alleged that Nelson was \u201cwell aware of [her] antipathy to such an expanded exploitation of her image\u201d and that no agreement existed authorising Nelson to sell copies of the photoshoot.<\/p>\n Per the documents, Nelson continued to seek a license from Taylor on multiple occasions, to which Taylor \u201crejected each such request, and no such agreement was ever reached\u201d.<\/p>\n Ubaldi also reportedly wrote to Nelson on September 15, saying: \u201cWe are not interested in a buyout of these images.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you had been transparent with her in advance of the shoot about your desire\/intentions to sell the photos, she would have said no to the shoot,\u201d Ubaldi allegedly wrote. \u201cIf you had any notion or desire to sell pictures of [Taylor] to recoup your costs, you should have disclosed this beforehand. We simply would have said no to the shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n Filings go on to say that on September 20, Taylor discovered that Nelson was selling \u201cfine art prints\u201d containing the pictures on her website, and using the photos to promote her commercial enterprises.<\/p>\n \u201cMoreover, after the foregoing interactions, [Nelson] expanded their exploitation \u2026 by offering a specially designed \u2018zine\u2019 that consisted exclusively of both published and unpublished images from the Vogue Portugal<\/em> article,\u201d the complaint stated.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cNot only was this done without Ms. Taylor\u2019s permission and in direct contravention of her wishes, but it appears to have been done in retaliation of Ms. Taylor\u2019s demands that [Nelson] stop their unlawful exploitation of Ms. Taylor\u2019s name, image and likeness for [her] commercial interest,\u201d the documents allege.<\/p>\n Nelson\u2019s Instagram and Facebook accounts continue to feature Taylor\u2019s images without licence or authorisation from her, the complaint claims.<\/p>\n The complaint stated that fans recognise Taylor\u2019s likeness for its \u201crebellious spirit and blend of a distinctive Australian \u2018pub rock\u2019 aesthetic \u2013 featuring mullets, footy shorts, and an unrefined style \u2013 with the style of 1970s punk\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAccordingly, Ms. Taylor has built a substantial fan following based upon not only her musical talent, but also her image and personal brand,\u201d the complaint continues. It goes on to alledge that\u00a0Nelson\u2019s use of Taylor\u2019s image has been likely to \u201ccause confusion or mistake, or to deceive\u201d regarding Taylor\u2019s endorsement of Nelson\u2019s commercial activities.<\/p>\n It also alleges Taylor will \u201ccontinue to suffer\u201d harm, including \u201clost profits and damages to her reputation, brand, and business interests\u201d.<\/p>\n NME <\/em>has reached out to Nelson for comment. She has yet to respond formally to the claim.<\/p>\n In other news, Amyl & The Sniffers\u2019 recently picked up bar tabs of $35,000 for fans in Melbourne<\/a>, after\u00a0their free show was cancelled at the last minute<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last year,\u00a0Amyl & The Sniffers spoke to\u00a0NME<\/em>\u00a0about their growing fanbase<\/a>\u00a0and how they found the inspiration for \u2018Cartoon Darkness\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve evolved in so many different ways,\u201d said drummer Bryce Wilson. \u201cFurther than pub rock or punk rock kinda thing. Not better or worse or anything, just different branches of a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about how their latest album saw them tackle wider societal issues, including prejudice and sexism, Taylor added: \u201cI was intimidated by politics. I didn\u2019t grow up around it that much. I finished high school, but barely. It\u2019s really easy to feel kind of ashamed of yourself for not being sure how to get your foot in it, or to get the confidence to speak out about stuff.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t just wanna be singing about crap. The world\u2019s filled with junk \u2013 layers and layers and layers of junk. Pointless crap. I don\u2019t wanna be contributing to that.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Amyl and the Sniffers\u2019 Amy Louise Taylor sues US photographer over \u201cexploitation of her image\u201d<\/a> appeared first on NME<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amyl & The Sniffers lead vocalist Amy Louise Taylor has sued a US photographer over \u201cexploitation of her image\u201d. READ MORE:\u00a0How Amyl and the Sniffers found their voice: \u201cThe world\u2019s filled with junk. I don\u2019t wanna be contributing to that\u201d Taylor filed the complaint in the district court of California, accusing photographer Jamie Nelson of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-25 11:19:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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