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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Ex-White House photographer sued for copyright over his own photo: ‘You can’t make this up’

Pete Souza/Instagram

Former White House photographer Pete Souza says he is being threatened with legal action for displaying a photo he took of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on his personal website.

Mr Souza, 67, took the photo aboard Air Force One in 2009 on Mr Obama’s first overseas trip as president and included it on a photo gallery on his site after leaving the White House in 2017.

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