A civil harassment restraining order petition has been filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, with Amyl And The Sniffers’ vocalist Amy Taylor named in the petition.
According to documents sighted by The Music, the filing was made on December 9th, 2025 by photographer Jamie Nelson. No temporary restraining order was granted at the time, and a hearing is currently scheduled to take place on February 13th.
Nelson was herself named in a federal complaint filed by Taylor just under two weeks later on December 22nd, with Taylor claiming the Los Angeles-based photographer allegedly sold images of the singer from a prior photoshoot as “fine art prints” despite explicit instruction not to do so.
According to the lawsuit, Amyl And The Sniffers’ manager had made contact with Nelson in 2024 with the intent of securing her services for a shoot regarding the band's then-upcoming Cartoon Darkness album.
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Though this photoshoot reportedly fell through due to an alleged disagreement of terms, it’s claimed that Nelson made contact with Taylor to organise another photoshoot, with the images to exclusively appear in the July 2025 edition of Vogue Portugal as part of a series titled Champagne Problems.
It’s alleged that Nelson made further contact with Taylor to seek permission to sell the images as art prints, only to receive word from the band’s manager that Nelson did not have license or permission to do so.
The lawsuit claims that the images were offered and promoted on Nelson’s website and social platforms regardless, with the photographer allegedly refusing to comply with requests to remove all images from her website and social media accounts.
In a statement provided to The Music, Nelson outlined the circumstances surrounding the case, stating that she is the copyright holder for the photographic series published in Vogue last year.
“I served as the photographer, producer, and sole financial investor for the series,” Nelson wrote. “There was no written agreement restricting my ability, as the copyright holder, to sell fine-art prints of the images.”
She continued:
On December 4, 2025, after a third party related to Amy Taylor publicly posted one of my copyrighted images without permission, I issued cease-and-desist notices to the third party, Ms. Taylor, and Amyl and the Sniffers.
On December 9, 2025, I filed a Civil Harassment Restraining Order in Los Angeles Superior Court against Ms. Taylor. That matter remains pending, with a hearing scheduled for February 13, 2026. Given the active proceedings, I am limiting public comment to factual context.
On December 22, 2025, a civil action was filed against me relating to my rights as the copyright holder to sell fine-art prints of my own work. I dispute the allegations and will address them through the appropriate legal process. As of today, I have not been served, and no hearings have been scheduled in that matter.
The Music have reached out to Amyl And The Sniffers’ management team, who declined to comment. As per Nelson’s statement, a hearing relating to the filing is currently scheduled to take place on February 13th.
