TemplateMonster.com engaged in Large scale Piracy?

The Corbis photo agency has filed a lawsuit against TemplateMonster.com and ultravertex.com for (allegedly) engaged in Large-scale Piracy of Stock Photos and are seeking $109 million in damages.

Corbis accuses TemplateMonster of selling web site templates that include Corbis stock photos, thereby infringing on Corbis’s copyrights and encouraging customers to do the same. It also accuses Ultravertex of running a stock photo subscription service – priced at $49.95 for a six-month membership – that re-licensed Corbis photographs without authorization. In total, 623 Corbis images were available through the sites, the lawsuit says.

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hmm… interesting and something to keep track of.