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The man who found a massive collection of thought-to-be-lost Ansel Adams negatives - worth millions - at a garage sale is now the subject of a lawsuit from the famous photographer's estate.

Rick Norsigian found the glass negatives at a garage sale ten years ago and spent the next decade trying to prove their authenticity through a bevy of independent experts. He says he was successful, and made worldwide media headlines in July when he began selling prints of the previously unseen photos.

But now the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust - the organization that keeps track of Ansel Adams' work since his death - is calling it all a sham, the BBC is reporting.

The trust alleges trademark infringement, false advertising, trademark dilution, unfair competition and claims the negatives are fraudulent.

Norsigian's lawyers said experts have proven the authenticity of the negatives "beyond a reasonable doubt" and the case has "no merit."

None of the allegations in the lawsuit have been proven in court.

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