CoStar Sues Zillow Over Image Copyright Infringement, Threatens Other Portals — RISMedia
By: Jesse Williams | Published: 2025-07-30 13:29:00 | Source: www.rismedia.com
CoStar Group, which owns real estate portal Homes.com, today sued rival Zillow for alleged “widespread and systematic” copyright infringement of rental listing photos, claiming that hosting images owned by CoStar—which are largely uploaded by property owners—makes the company liable for extensive damages.
According to CoStar’s complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, Zillow’s recent expansion into rentals involved utilizing at least 47,000 images of multifamily properties—mostly uploaded by property owners, but which CoStar claims ZIllow allows and profits from.
“Zillow’s theft of tens of thousands of CoStar Group’s copyrighted photographs is nothing short of outrageous,” said CoStar Group founder and CEO Andy…
