The viral site pissed off one Flickr user with a keen sense of vigilante Internet justice
via Columbia Journalism Review: http://www.cjr.org/cloud_control/buzzfeed_photo_copyright_fair.php?page=all
The viral site pissed off one Flickr user with a keen sense of vigilante Internet justice
Link: Facebrick | Thoughts of a Bohemian
Apparently Facebook will allow you to decide via tools which content can and cannot be monetized by them. That is important for photographers because it seems that there will be an opportunity to protect images from being used for advertising campaigns sold by Facebook. However, since the tools are not visible yet, it is hard to know how simple this process will be. We have seen in the past that Facebook can hide privacy tools pretty well, making them practically unusable
We recently spoke to PhotoAttorney.com’s Carolyn Wright and former ASMP President Richard Kelly about the importance of registering your copyright regularly. In that vein, APhotoEditor recently updated us on the Richard Reinsdorf v. Skechers case which il
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/09/250-million-or-so-reasons-to-register-your-copyright/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
The good news is that the United States District Court in the Central District of California ruled in favor of a copyright violation despite Skechers position that they were a co-author of the images because they had taken delivery of his RAW files and made “slight modifications in the models’ skin tone…” among other changes.
Facebook has altered their terms of service to make it possible for companies that pay the social media network to utilize Facebook users’ content and likeness without compensation or permission. The changes are sure to alienate Facebook’s users in the cr
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2013/09/facebook-makes-alarming-changes-to-terms-asmp-breaks-down-the-changes.html
You give us permission to use your name, and profile picture, content, and information in connection with commercial, sponsored, or related that content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. This means, for example, that you permit a business or other entity to pay us to display your name and/or profile picture with your content or information, without any compensation to you
If we took infringement fear to the extreme, then we’d never even download images off our DSLRs. But then would our images be as valuable – not to mention, how would we ever make a living selling them? Richard Kelly, Pittsburgh-based photographer and educ
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/08/discussing-the-delicate-balance-of-sharing-selling-your-images/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
If we took infringement fear to the extreme, then we’d never even download images off our DSLRs. But then would our images be as valuable – not to mention, how would we ever make a living selling them? Richard Kelly, Pittsburgh-based photographer and educator, argues that there’s a way to share and sell your photos, without giving up your copyright or going nuts over the possibility of image theft.
Looks like I missed an update to the Richard Reinsdorf’s $250 million dollar lawsuit against Skechers from February of this year (thx for the tip Josh). To recap from my previous post “Skechers Sketchy Defense For Ignoring License Terms“: The suit started
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/08/27/richard-reinsdorf-v-skechers-update/
Looks like I missed an update to the Richard Reinsdorf’s $250 million dollar lawsuit against Skechers
Marketing its new show, Heroes of Cosplay, SyFy and NBC used photographs of cosplayers without the permission of the photographers. It claims, in its defense, that the subjects of photographs ̶…
via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/08/26/syfy-and-nbc-used-cosplayer.html
It claims, in its defense, that the subjects of photographs “enjoy rights of joint authorship.”
Several professional photography trade organizations have banded together to study Instagram’s Terms of Service, and today the American Society of Media Photographers issued the following press release: Photographic Community, Led by The American Society
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2013/08/photography-trade-organizations-take-aim-at-instagram-terms.html
Several professional photography trade organizations have banded together to study Instagram’s Terms of Service, and today the American Society of Media Photographers issued the following press release:
Earlier this month we did a live webinar with Carolyn E. Wright – aka The Photo Attorney. Carolyn is a full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the legal needs of photographers. During the webinar talked extensively about copyright infringem
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/08/answering-your-copyright-questions-what-to-do-if-youve-been-infringed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
Earlier this month we did a live webinar with Carolyn E. Wright – aka The Photo Attorney. Carolyn is a full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the legal needs of photographers. During the webinar talked extensively about copyright infringement, and what photographers need to know when they think their copyright has been infringed (you can watch a video recording here).
The J. Paul Getty Museum, which collects works of art including paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculptures and photographs, is making its collections of digital images available for all uses without charge, marking a radical shift in its long-standing p
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2289455/j-paul-getty-museum-opens-up-its-collections-of-images
In the past, Getty’s images could be used free of charge in scholarly and academic contexts, while commercial usage was tightly restricted and incurred a fee. “Then we realised that it was just impossible to police the world wide web for improper use of our images
“It’s ideal to register your images before infringement – register them right away after you’ve taken them.” – Carolyn E. Wright, aka The Photo Attorney The steps to registering your copyright can seen daunting, but the truth is that it doesn’t have to be
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The steps to registering your copyright can seen daunting, but the truth is that it doesn’t have to be. You can get detailed information on U.S. copyright law and how to avoid infringement in this hour-long video recording of our webinar, Your Photo’s Copyright Has Been Infringed: Now What?
Link: The cost of a free lunch | Thoughts of a Bohemian
The belief that an image is free, just because it is denuded of any financial obligation, is a false impression that is unfortunately traveling widely . It is almost like believing that a highly contagious virus is harmless because it has no immediate visible effect
Freelance photographer Robert Caplin filed a copyright infringement and DMCA violation complaint on June 26, 2013 against Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., aka Perez Hilton. Hilton is best described as an Internet gossip blogger, who has been known to approp
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/07/the-economics-copyright-infringement-in-robert-caplin-vs-perez-hilton/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
Thus, Lavandeira could be exposed to statutory damages of up to $2.45 million dollars.
That is FANTASTIC, except no judge in his right mind would ever award that amount. Why? Because even with willful infringement, it’s hard to justify this amount as “reasonable.”
BuzzFeed isn’t the only blog that’s routinely accused of using photographs without permission. American celebrity blogger Perez Hilton (above right) is
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2013/06/29/nytimes-photographer-sues-perez-hilton-for-2-1-million-for-copyright-infringement/
The Phoblographer reports that although Caplin’s websites contain preventative measures designed to combat “photo theft,” Hilton took screenshots of the photos in order to obtain them.
As a songwriter Pandora paid me $16.89* for 1,159,000 play of “Low” last quarter. Less than I make from a single T-shirt sale. Okay that’s a slight exaggeration. That’s …
via The Trichordist: http://thetrichordist.com/2013/06/24/my-song-got-played-on-pandora-1-million-times-and-all-i-got-was-16-89-less-than-what-i-make-from-a-single-t-shirt-sale/
since they are compulsory royalties, artists can not “opt out” of a service like Pandora even if they think Pandora doesn’t pay them enough. The majority of songwriters have their rates set by the government, too, in the form of the ASCAP and BMI rate courts–a single judge gets to decide the fate of songwriters
From an ASMP press release: ASMP, joined by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), American Photographic Artists (APA), the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA), Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) and North American Nature Photography Associat
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/06/17/vogueconde-nast-contest-attempts-to-secure-free-images-for-unlimited-use/
In 1967, Zhang Yaxin was 34 and working as a photojournalist at China’s state-controlled Xinhua News Agency when he was assigned to a top-secret government project. He was to be the official photographer of a new arts program led by Chairman Mao and his wife – the Model Operas. Though he was not to know it then, Zhang would spend the next seven years documenting the evolution of one of the most dramatic and elaborate attempts to redefine artistic sensibilities in modern art history.
Yunghi Kim has gone public with her copyright experiences in pursuing unauthorized use of her images because, she says, she believes her experiences can be helpful to her fellow photographers.
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/yunghi-kim-protecting-our-images
Remember, infringers don’t set the price of your work. You do! My settlements range from 1,000 to 3,000 euros plus legal fees for a single unlicensed image used for editorial purposes.
Agence France-Presse and Getty Images have asked a New York court to reconsider its decision to reject summary judgement in regards to the statutory damages freelance photographer Daniel Morel can claim. The request for reconsideration concerns whether ‘M
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2270104/afp-v-morel-judge-reconsiders-potential-damages
Daniel Morel has been dealt a blow in his three-year-long legal battle against Agence France-Presse and Getty Images after a judge has reconsidered the amount of statutory damages the freelance photographer will be able to claim
At left, photograph by Patrick Cariou from the book Yes, Rasta . Right, painting by Richard Prince from his Canal Zone series Last sum…
Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2013/05/prince-is-king-flux-and-focus-responses.html
Last summer photo-eye hosted a series of lectures on art law that culminated in a panel discussion on appropriation centering around the highly discussed Cariou v. Prince. With the appellate court decision in Prince’s favor in April, the discussion continues, and we asked two of our panelist, Talia Kosh and Craig Anderson, to weigh in on the ruling.