Why 'Million Dollar Decorators' Art Now Sits in the Lawyer's Office

BravoBravo's "Million Dolalr Designers" Within This summer time, digital digital photographer Michael Eastman introduced an crazy suit against Warner Bros., NBC Universal together with a high profile interior decorator alleging thatBravo's reality seriesMillion Dollar Designers infringed a copyright around the photograph by approaching really large and hanging itthe living room of model/actressDaisy Fuentes. The man was unable to get yourself a preliminary injunction which will have prevented Bravo from airing the episode in mind, but he's now received one small victory: The enlarged photograph, referred to asInchprivate detectiveèce p résistance" of episode 5 in the show, remains removed Fuentes' home.our editor recommendsBravo Renews 'Million Dollar Decorators' for Season 2 (Exclusive)Judge: Bravo's 'Million Dollar Decorators' Won't Cause Permanent Injuries to Digital digital photographer VIDEO: Bravo's 'Million Dollar Designers': 5 Items You Don't Be Aware Of dispute happened after Eastman was contacted byco-defendantMartyn Lawrence Bullard, an internal decorator whose celebrity clients includeElton John, Cher, Aaron Sorkin andKid Rock, who preferred to make use of Eastman's work, "Isabella Two Chairs, 1999" for your show. STORY: Judge States Bravo's 'Million Dollar Designers' Won't Cause Permanent Injuries to Digital digital photographer The Two agreed it could happen, but instead of taking an approved version, Bullard allegedlyfound one photograph on the internet, and needed it to Warner Bros. in Burbank, where reps within the studio happily proven their "special image-enlargement machine." Warners' equipment was utilized to alter the small downloaded image right into a massive 15 foot tall and 8 foot wide reproduction of Eastman's work. It absolutely was placed with great reality TV fanfare in Fuentes' living room. The"pièce p résistance" was proven onMillion Dollar Designers, beginning off Eastman's suit for copyright breach, breach of contract, and aviolation in the Visual Artists Act of 1990. EXCLUSIVE: Bravo Renews 'Million Dollar Designers' for Season 2 Eastman wanted an injunction, but U.S. District Judge Henry Edward Autrey declined the request, finding the parties clearly stood a written agreement also to the extent there's a debate, it absolutely was inside the scope in the license. "That alone does not equal to enough evidence to convince legal court that Litigants will most likely succeed round the merits," written the judge. But Eastman enhanced news recently when he was informed with the accused the massively enlarged reproduction of his work was from Fuentes' wall and using a lawyer's office as potential evidence inside the situation. A notice was published for the court on Tuesday through which Eastman states he's partially happy with this interim outcome. The accused maintain no wrongdoing. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Bravo Big Designers