Zillow is backing off threats to sue a blog that pokes fun at suburban houses with an amalgamation of architectural styles.
Earlier this week, lawyers for the real estate site sent a cease and desist letterto McMansion Hell and creator Kate Wagner for using photos without permission. Wagner, a grad student at Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Institute, was supported with legal help from the Electronic Frontier Foundation after the case got lots of internet attention. EFF argued in a written response Thursday that the photos were used under fair use. They used a graphic to illustrate:
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