I would drop the photo, unless you only want a job at small startups. You won't even get your resume read by anyone at Google or Facebook with that photo in the current political climate. [1]
I think you're right. Also news stories tend to have a currency. By the time a copyright owner complains, the news is old news. They don't want some automatic process to mark their content as "spammy" and not feature their links or content if someone pushes it.
I started out as a rust True Believer and still am active in the Rust community. But I don't use it anymore for new projects because it really doesn't bring anything new to the table. At my current job, I'm knee-deep in C++.
I'm very happy with my P90D, but when it was time to get a second electric car, we got a Chevy Bolt, which we're also very happy with. I don't like to order things that aren't shipping yet. There have been no quality issues or bugs with my Bolt. It's never been back to the dealer.
[1] https://www.thewrap.com/ex-google-recruiter-lawsuit-anti-asi...