Zillow Gone Wild is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement

It’s been quite the run for Zillow Gone Wild, the meme-mad social media account that highlights amazing (and outlandish) homes for sale across the United States. Created by former BuzzFeed writer Samir Mezrahi in December 2020 as a pandemic-era hobby, Zillow Gone Wild has now parlayed internet virality into a reality series on HGTV.

But Zillow Gone Wild’s success story could come to a grinding halt, thanks to a lawsuit filed late last month in the Eastern District of New York by real estate photographer Jennifer Bouma, who says two of her images were used without permission in a post that appeared on Zillow Gone Wild’s website and social media. Bouma wants up to $150,000 for each photograph.

Read More at Fast Company