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Federal Court Finds Rival CREXi Copied and Cropped Thousands of CoStar’s Copyrighted Images
ARLINGTON, Va., June 26, 2025--Yesterday, Judge Marshall of the federal district court in Los Angeles issued a detailed opinion finding that CREXi had deliberately copied and cropped thousands of CoStar Group photos via an elaborate offshore scheme involving Indian-based agents. The court saw through CREXi’s excuses and attempts to blame brokers, and also ruled that CREXi’s core counterarguments failed. The case will now move forward to trial to resolve the remaining outstanding factual issues a
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