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Row over Kate Moss nude Playboy pictures comes before High Court

Summary

In December 2013, Playboy Enterprises International sued Entertainment Media Networks, the operator of entertainment.ie, in the Irish High Court for copyright infringement. Playboy alleged that the website had posted a link titled "Save yourself a fiver. Here's Kate Moss' NSWF photos from Playboy" which directed readers to exclusive images of Kate Moss that were commissioned by Playboy for its 60th anniversary edition. The photographs, shot by Mert Alas and Marus Piggott, were to appear in a 60‑page spread on 10 December 2013. Playboy claimed the link was posted a week before the official release, constituting "front‑running" and destroying the exclusivity of the shoot. The defendant's counsel said the link was posted in a "lighthearted" manner and was removed shortly after being deemed inappropriate, with the link fully taken down by 23 December 2013. The case was brought as a preliminary pre‑trial motion.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Row over Kate Moss nude Playboy pictures comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• December 2013 Other
• February 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 10th Hearing Or Sentence
• December 3rd 2013 Other
• December 23rd Other
• 2014-12-08 Publication

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