The judge wrote in the class action lawsuit ruling issued Tuesday that the actions of Afterlife Network Inc. amounted to ‘obituary piracy’
A judge has ordered an online obituary site to pay $20-million in damages for the unauthorized use of notices and photographs taken from websites of Canadian funeral homes and newspapers.
Kane found that by using photographs and details of the deceased and then inviting people to purchase flowers and other gifts, the company had repeatedly violated copyright.Erin Best, a lawyer based in St. John’s, N.L., says the members of the class action are the authors of the obituaries and the people who took the photos.
The action said the website generated revenues by displaying advertising of third-party businesses and by permitting users to light virtual candles and send flowers.
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