PPA also advised Huff and her attorney of a separate suit, Natkin v. They even took a swipe at offering Huff $2,000 for all the images, although they are worth much, much more. Little explanation is provided from the Waltons about the basis of their claim. The fact is, under federal law, photographers own the copyrights to their own works.
The complaint further states that the Waltons own intellectual property rights to the photos (they don’t). The complaint states that they (the Waltons) seek to obtain six or more boxes of photos, negatives, and proofs, alleging that over the years, Bob’s Studio retained those items “as a courtesy” to Walmart and their family (they didn’t). As the Professional Photographers of America wrote:
The Walton family is sueing to get 6 boxes of photos back from the photographers widow. He then passed the studio on to his son, who recently passed away. Seems that a photographer photographed the Walton family before they created a giant empire. Walmart Files Suit Against Photographer’s Widow
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