Overview
- Dua Lipa filed the lawsuit on May 8 in federal court in California seeking at least $15 million over alleged copyright, trademark, and publicity-rights violations.
- The complaint says Samsung printed a backstage photo titled “Dua Lipa – Backstage at Austin City Limits, 2024,” registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, on television packaging sold in 2025 and 2026.
- Lipa’s lawyers say they alerted Samsung in June 2025 and demanded the company stop, yet the image stayed on boxes, so they now seek an injunction and related profits.
- Samsung says a content partner for Samsung TV Plus supplied the image and explicitly assured that all necessary permissions covered retail packaging, and the company denies intentional misuse.
- The filing cites fan posts about buying the TVs because Lipa appeared on the box, which supports a false-endorsement claim and spotlights risks when brands rely on third-party assets without robust checks.