"The Chicago Sun-Times is demanding that the Department of Homeland Security stop using its photos in the agency's social media posts, sending a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem threatening a lawsuit. Like other federal government agencies during President Donald Trump's second term, DHS has taken a more aggressive approach to its social media communication, posting memes to promote job recruiting and attack the president's critics."
"Steven Mandell, attorney for the Sun-Times, sent a letter Thursday night to Noem and DHS acting general counsel Joseph Mazzara, the paper reported. The letter listed three of the newspaper's photos that DHS had used in its social media posts recently. These usages are blatant infringements of the Sun-Times' intellectual property rights, Mazzara wrote, and threatened to file a lawsuit for infringement if the agency did not remove the photos immediately from its social media accounts."
"The Trump administration has sent National Guard troops and ICE agents into several U.S. cities, claiming it is necessary to crack down on crime and illegal immigration. However, this federal deployment has been done over the objections of many local and state elected officials, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who filed a lawsuit seeking to block it."
The Chicago Sun-Times says the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly used the paper's photos and video content on government social media accounts without permission. The paper's attorney, Steven Mandell, sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and acting general counsel Joseph Mazzara listing three photos and demanding immediate removal. The letter threatens a lawsuit for copyright infringement if DHS does not comply. DHS has increased use of memes and social media posts for recruiting and political messaging while deploying National Guard and ICE personnel to U.S. cities. Local officials including Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson objected and sought legal action to block federal deployments.
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