Overview

• CoStar’s July 30 complaint alleges Zillow displayed 46,979 copyrighted photos on Zillow.com without authorization to drive its rental listings
• Because many images appeared across multiple pages, CoStar says they were shown more than 250,000 times and passed on to platforms like Realtor.com and Redfin under a syndication agreement
• The lawsuit asks the court for permanent injunctive relief to halt further use and for damages that could surpass $1 billion based on statutory calculations
• Founder and CEO Andy Florance denounced the alleged infringement as “nothing short of outrageous” and threatened similar legal action against Realtor.com and Redfin if they do not remove the photos
• CoStar points to its 2019 $500 million victory over Xceligent as a precedent underscoring the growing financial stakes of copyright enforcement in online real estate