Category: Copyright

UK Paves the Way for Orphan Works Law. Will the Sky Fall? | PDNPulse Photographers have not only been “Royally Robbed,” but the British government has violated their human rights, according to a UK group called stop43.org.uk. Photo trade groups in the US, including NPPA, ASMP, PPA, APA and PACA have predicted “a firestorm via…

Witness — duckrabbit I’ve posted a few pieces on duckrabbit about Alzheimer’s that have proved popular with readers. It was suggested by several… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2013/05/witness/ I was rather disappointed. But also puzzled. Because there’s a Freelance Charter at the Guardian. Which clearly states their rates of payment for freelance submissions. Surely these rates apply…

Kickstarter Campaign Makes Art Off Images Found Online – A Photo Editor Print designer Sabrina Chun of San Francisco has raised $66,000 for a kickstarter campaign (here) where she takes photographs off the web, changes them to black and white and prints them on 80lb card stock with a matte finish. When the campaign was…

Link: A world without Orphans | Thoughts of a Bohemian The recent news that the UK government has approved the passing of an Orphan Work bill has, once again, awakened the Armageddon sayers. From petition signing to violent blog posting and voluble commentaries, some of the photography intelligentsia have taken upon themselves to slay the…

Altering Photographs Deemed Fair Use In Landmark Case – A Photo Editor A closely watched copyright case involving photographer Patrick Cariou and appropriation artist Richard Prince has taken an unexpected turn in favor of Prince on appeals. To recap: In December of 2008 photographer Patrick Cariou filed suit against Ricard via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2013/04/29/altering-photographs-deemed-fair-use-in-landmark-case/ Not sure what…

Photographer Finally Takes Down Pictures of Bombing Suspect to Stop Theft | PDNPulse Johannes Hirn, the former Boston University journalism student who shot a photo essay about one of the Boston bombing suspects, has removed the images from a PhotoShelter website and is referring licensing requests to Barcroft Media. The images, comprisin via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/04/photographer-finally-takes-down-pictures-of-bombing-suspect-to-stop-theft.html…

Photo Essay Of Boston Bombing Suspect Was Shot By Former BU Student A picture story shot by Boston University student Johannes Hirn of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was done as a final project for BU photojournalism professor Peter Southwick’s class, the teacher told News Photographer magazine today. via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/60950 Southwick said his…

Unauthorized Boston Bombing Photo Book Violated Copyrights The images following the Boston Marathon bombing were difficult to look at, but vitally important in telling the story of death and disability as well as heroes who raced into danger. But disgusting may be the first word that came to mind when a digital b via NPPA:…

NPPA Joins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Google The National Press Photographers Association has joined with 15 other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Google, NPPA’s general counsel Mickey H. Osterreicher said today. via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/60890 The Federal suit alleges the “Google Book Search” program violates the copyrights of numerous photographers and other visual artists. 

Gun Rights Advocate Charged in Copyright Case Over Anti-Gay Attack Ads | PDNPulse A New York wedding photographer and a New Jersey gay couple who are jointly suing an anti-gay group for unauthorized use of an engagement photo (shown at right) are now going after a Colorado gun rights advocate, too. The Denver Post reports…

Copyright wars are damaging the health of the internet Cory Doctorow: Those pushing for ‘solutions’ to piracy risk eroding the net’s integrity and freedom from surveillance, censorship and control via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/mar/28/copyright-wars-internet?CMP=twt_fd Oh, sure, I worry about the income of artists, too, but that’s a secondary concern. After all, practically everyone who ever set…