Originally
filed
in
October
by
Burns,
a
photographer,
the
lawsuit
alleges
that

Realtor.com
used
copyright-protected
photos
of
Travis
Kelce’s
estate
without
permission.
The
suit
claims
that
Realtor.com
capitalized
on
the
news
of
Kelce’s
engagement
to
Taylor
Swift,
potentially
damaging
the
photographer’s
ability
to
sell
or
license
the
images. 

According
to
the
complaint,
Burns
took
the
photos
in
2023
and
registered
them
with
the

U.S.
Copyright
Office
in
January
2024.
But
copyright
office
records
show
that
Burns
took
the
photos
in
September
2022,
prior
to
Kelce
purchasing
the
home. 

According
to
the
motion
to
dismiss,
the
plaintiff
determined
that
News
Corp
was
“arguably
the
incorrect
defendant,”
prompting
her
to
file
her
motion
to
dismiss
News
Corp. 

In
the
motion,
Burns
noted
that
she
maintains
her
claims
against
the

National
Association
of
Realtors
(NAR),
which
she
alleges
is
doing
business
as
Realtor.com.
NAR
does
not
own,
control
or
operate
Realtor.com,
and
the
trade
group
has
not
been
involved
with
the
site
since

the
sale
of
Move
to
News
Corp
in
2014.

​​“Move,
Inc.,
a
subsidiary
of
News
Corp,
operates
the
realtor.com
website
under
a
licensing
agreement
with
NAR,
through
which
NAR
licenses
the
REALTOR
trademark
and
the
realtor.com
URL,”
a
NAR
spokesperson
told

HousingWire.
“NAR
is
not
involved
in
any
of
Move’s
editorial
or
publishing
decisions,
including
those
alleged
by
the
plaintiff.” 

NAR
filed
a

motion
to
dismiss
the
lawsuit
earlier
this
month.
Burns
also
indicated
in
her
motion
that
she
will
file
a
motion
to
amend
the
complaint
and
name
Move
as
a
defendant. 

News
Corp
did
not
respond
to
HousingWire’s
request
for
comment.