Samsung Electronics denies Dua Lipa's claim of using her photo without permission

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday denied claims by British pop singer Dua Lipa that the South Korean tech giant used her image on television packaging without permission, saying the image was used with authorization obtained through a content partner. Lipa's legal team filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Central California last week seeking more than $15 million in damages, accusing Samsung of violating copyright, trademark and publicity rights laws. Samsung Electronics rejected the allegations of "intentional misuse" of Lipa's image. "Ms. Lipa's image was used in 2025 to reflect the content of our third-party partners that is available on Samsung TVs and was originally provided by a content partner for our free streaming service, Samsung TV Plus," Samsung said in a statement. "The image was used only after receiving explicit assurance from the content partner that permission had been secured, including for the retail boxes," it added. Samsung said it has "great respect" for Lipa and the intellectual property rights of other artists, and pledged to continue negotiations with the pWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times