Category: Copyright
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Newspaper Lawsuit Factory Sues Over ‘Death Ray’ Image | Threat Level | Wired.com
Newspaper Lawsuit Factory Sues Over ‘Death Ray’ Image Righthaven, the Las Vegas copyright troll formed this spring, has moved beyond lawsuits over newspaper articles and begun targeting websites for the unauthorized reposting of images. First up, more than a dozen infringement lawsuits concerning the so-call via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/death-ray-lawsuits/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29 Righthaven, the Las Vegas copyright troll formed…
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Copyright Troll Demands Drudge Report Domain Name | Threat Level
Copyright Troll Demands Drudge Report Domain Name One of the litigation scare tactics employed by copyright troll Righthaven is it routinely demands allegedly infringing sites to forfeit their domain names. But in private, civil copyright litigation, there is no legal basis for such a demand, even if an via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/drudge-report-domain/ Las Vegas-based Righthaven’s latest…
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Cooking Up A Copyright Storm » The Russian Photos Blog
The reality is that the Internet loves a riot, and any old riot will do: last week Cooks Resource Roast just happened to be the best show in town. Link: Cooking Up A Copyright Storm » The Russian Photos Blog
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Cooks Source Copyright Infringement Becomes an Internet Meme | Threat Level
Cooks Source Copyright Infringement Becomes an Internet Meme An internet firestorm is brewing over a small New England magazine accused of publishing recipes and articles lifted from the web without permission. The dust-up began when food blogger Monica Gaudio discovered that Cooks Source had published a 6-year-old via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/11/web-decries-infringement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29 But honestly Monica, the web…
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Government to review UK's copyright law – British Journal of Photography
In a move that is likely to impact photographers, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he will ask his government to review the country’s copyright law to allow for the “greater use of copyright material without the owner’s permission” Link: Government to review UK’s copyright law – British Journal of Photography
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English Heritage claims it owns every single image of Stonehenge, ever – Boing Boing
English Heritage claims it owns every single image of Stonehenge, ever SteveMars sez, “Every photo image library got this by email today. ‘We are sending you an email regarding images of Stonehenge in your fotoLibra website. Please be aware that any images… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/19/english-heritage-cla.html LeicaImages.com is a free online gallery for hosting photos captured…
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Legal Left, Meet Creative Right -Rock n Roll | Luceo Images
Without getting into the enforceability of this particular clause, let’s break this down into plain English: if you photograph the band and the band wants your pictures, you agree to turn them over. For free. For whatever use they see fit. Without limitation. Now that’s not very Rock ‘n’ Roll, is it Link: Legal Left,…
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Haiti Schism, Morel vs. AFP | bulb by Gerald Holubowicz
The AFP stand point of view illustrates the obsolescence of a model, the blindness of few disillusioned veterans, who try to stop any kind of progress. Things cannot be like they were at the last century, in an analog world; they eventually will evolve, with or without their consent. Standing against Morel, Harrington and Leroy…
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Editorial Photographers UK | Public Domain Mark Launches
Creative Commons has unveiled it’s Public Domain Mark, a tool to clearly label images that are free of known copyright restrictions. Link: Editorial Photographers UK | Public Domain Mark Launches
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US copyright net-censorship bill is dead — for now – Boing Boing
US copyright net-censorship bill is dead — for now It’s a good day for American copyfighters — COICA, the fast-track Leahy bill that would have established a China-style “Great Firewall of America” has been postponed. That m… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/13/us-copyright-net-cen.html Although it’s a few years old, Alex Webb’s Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names…
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Daniel Morel vs AFP: Small-time PR Photographer In Big-time PR Disaster » The Russian Photos Blog
Essentially Kaufman has opted for a smoke and mirrors operation, lifting a phrase from one Terms of Service here, a snippet from another ToS there, then attempting to cobble the various components into a coherent whole: it’s the law as practiced by Heath Robinson. Whether this strategy will work remains to be seen, but judging…
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A Photo Editor – Ask Anything – Simple Image Rights Explanation
Ask Anything – Simple Image Rights Explanation – A Photo Editor Former Art Buyers and current photography consultants Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease have agreed to take anonymous questions from photographers and not only give their expert advice but put it out to a wide range of photographers, reps and art buyers via A…
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John Harrington V Daniel Morel | duckrabbit
John Harrington V Daniel Morel — duckrabbit It must be deeply comforting for JF Leroy that he has been joined in his attack on Daniel Morel by… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/10/john-harrington-v-morel/ It must be deeply comforting for JF Leroy that he has been joined in his attack on Daniel Morel by John Harrington
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » Bring in the clowns
Morel, and many like him, use social media as a means to inform the world. Morel posted pictures on Twitter/Twitpic for the world to see. AFP does not beleive that Twitter/Twitpic can do that properly. They still think that, in order for the world to see these images, they had to go on the AFP…
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AFP v. Morel: The Important Questions – British Journal of Photography
What did Agence France Presse know when it distributed without permission freelance photographer Daniel Morel’s images? What was Getty Images’ role? And why isn’t TwitPic in court? Link: AFP v. Morel: The Important Questions – British Journal of Photography
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AFP, CNN, Getty, ABC, V Morel, why this case matters to all professional photographers or why Getty could be selling your photos without you even knowing … | duckrabbit
AFP, CNN, Getty, ABC, V Morel, why this case matters to all professional photographers or why Getty could be selling your photos without you even knowing … — duckrabbit Tonight I have received a copy of the transcript of the court proceeding in the case of AFP, Getty, CNN and… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/10/afp-cnn-getty-abc-v-morel-why-this-case-matters-to-all-professional-photographers-or-why-getty-could-be-selling-your-photos-without-you-even-knowing/ It’s no exaggeration to say…
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Brit Photographer Screws Texas Pornographer » The Russian Photos Blog
Lara Jade Coton was awarded almost $130,000 damages against Burge and his company TVX after a Florida court found that Coton – who generally goes by her professional name of Lara Jade – had suffered personal and professional humiliation, harm to her career and damage to her physical health as a result of his actions.…
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Is Getty wearing Leroy’s trousers? | duckrabbit – we produce photofilms
Is Getty wearing Leroy’s trousers? — duckrabbit UPDATE Jean Francois Leroy has emailed duckrabbit to say he will be responding within the next 48 hours. Some of… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/09/is-getty-wearing-leroys-trousers/ But Morel didn’t post any pictures on Twitter. Nobody ever has, because – as most 10-year-olds could explain to the NPPA – Twitter is a…
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AFP v. Morel: The debate rages on – British Journal of Photography
Jean-François Leroy has been forced to weigh in, one more time, on the legal case pitting Agence France Presse against Daniel Morel, after he refused to support the freelance photographer Link: AFP v. Morel: The debate rages on – British Journal of Photography
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Legal blackmail: comprehensive look at tactics of copyright bounty-hunters – Boing Boing
Legal blackmail: comprehensive look at tactics of copyright bounty-hunters Earlier this month, a concerted denial of service attack by 4chan members against the UK law firm ACS:Law resulted in the disclosure of an enormous trove of internal emails from the firm. The mail … via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/29/legal-blackmail-comp.html The best analysis of the ACS emails…