# Amyl and the Sniffers issue brutal response as Amy Taylor settles lawsuit with photographer: “Lie down with dogs and you’ll get up with fleas”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/amyl-and-the-sniffers-issue-brutal-response-as-amy-taylor-settles-lawsuit-with-photographer-lie-down-with-dogs-and-youll-get-up-with-fleas/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:31:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:42:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/amyl-and-the-sniffers-brutal-response-amy-taylor-settles-lawsuit-photographer/
- Topics: Art, Business, Culture, Markets

## Key points

- Amy Taylor and photographer Jamie Nelson settled their photo rights dispute.
- No money changed hands in the settlement.
- The band says it will not pursue the case further.

## Summary

Amyl and the Sniffers’ frontwoman Amy Taylor has settled her legal dispute with photographer Jamie Nelson over Vogue Portugal photographs. The case raised questions about a photographer’s right to sell their work and Taylor’s ability to control commercial use of her name and image.

Nelson had sent cease-and-desist notices after a third party linked to Taylor shared one of the photos; Taylor then countersued, alleging Nelson sold prints without her permission. The settlement, reached on 28 October, involved no payment, and Taylor and the band cannot sue Nelson again over her use of the photographs. Nelson said she was defending artistic freedom, while the band said the dispute was no longer worth their time or money.

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