Category: Copyright
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Newspaper Chain Fights for Copyright Troll’s Survival
Newspaper Chain Fights for Copyright Troll’s Survival Stephens Media, the Las Vegas–based media chain, is fighting to keep its latest business model alive: copyright-trolling. After standing on the sidelines while professional content-troll Righthaven fights in court, the newspaper company that seeded the ve via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/06/stephens/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired27b Stephens Media, the Las Vegas–based media chain, is fighting…
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“Jay Maisel Is A Dick”: Freetard Mob Savages Octogenarian Photographer Over Copyright » The Russian Photos Blog
one would have to be exceptionally naive or an internet virgin – Baio is neither – not to foresee the inevitable response to Baio’s post: “rich old bastard with Rottweiler lawyers uses copyright law to crush starving young artist” is a wet-dream story for the freetard lobby. And sure enough, zombie-like, the freetards quickly took…
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Maisel vs Baio: make a dignified living, or hoard your rights? – Bits of bits
This is really the big copyright law debate rearing its ugly head in the form of Maisel vs. Baio. When does Copyright Law protect creativity and creation, versus stop it, is actually the crux of the discussion. Link: Maisel vs Baio: make a dignified living, or hoard your rights? – Bits of bits
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More Thoughts on Jay Maisel vs. Andy Baio
The post I wrote about the Jay Maisel vs. Andy Baio thing was somewhat controversial. I had a lot of vitriol sent my way over it. I thought about it a bit more over the weekend. Link: Thomas Hawk Digital Connection » Blog Archive » More Thoughts on Jay Maisel vs. Andy Baio
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Kind of Blue, Kind of Bloop, Kind of Screwed
Sometimes, I decide what to write about on TOP. Sometimes, my readers decide—I get so many “tip
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Righthaven Says it Owns News Articles It’s Suing Over — for Real This Time
Copyright troll Righthaven told a federal judge Thursday that it has revised its contract with the L
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The Maisel vs Baio Incident
I know Andy Baio personally. We’re not BFFs or anything like that, but we’ve shared tasty beverages. I consider him one of the good guys. I’m also a fan of Jay Maisel’s work. He’s a great photographer. So, it’s with more than a bit of sadness that I watch the story about Andy’s costly incident…
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Photographer Jay Maisel Extorts (Opinion) $32,500 Out of Andy Baio
I was disappointed this morning to read about a legal settlement of $32,500 that Andy Baio chose to pay to photographer Jay Maisel. Do you know Jay Maisel? Apparently, he’s the photographer that owns and lives in the 35,000 square foot $30-$50 million mansion in New York City (according to wikipedia). Apparently if you mail…
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Your Images Are Stolen, Now What?
Your Images Are Stolen, Now What? – A Photo Editor My post on google’s new search by image feature (Google Announces New Image Search) had a few photographers wondering what to do after discovering images of theirs had been used thousands of times online. You can refer back to the primer called Photograph via A…
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Why fair use doesn't work unless you've got a huge war-chest for paying lawyers
Why fair use doesn’t work unless you’ve got a huge war-chest for paying lawyers Last year, Waxy released Kind of Bloop, a chiptunes tribute to Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue. He meticulously cleared all the samples on the album, and released it for $5 (backers of his Kicksta… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/23/why-fair-use-doesnt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag He believed and…
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Righthaven Loss: Judge Rules Reposting Entire Article Is Fair Use
A federal judge ruled Monday that publishing an entire article without the rights holder’s authoriza
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Court Says Removing Photo Credit Violates Copyright Act
Individuals who physically remove credit lines attached to photographs violate a federal law that prevents people from stripping out copyright ownership information from works, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia (3rd Cir.) ruled earlier this week. Link: RCFP: Removing photo credit creates DMCA liability
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On Watermarks and Signatures
Earlier today I caught myself unfollowing someone on 500px because I clicked through on their photo
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The 10 Rules Of US Copyright Infringement » The Russian Photos Blog
Based on my experience I can’t think of any good reason why photographers, US or otherwise, should not register their work with the US Copyright Office. Every case is different, and there’s no such thing as 100% protection. But follow these ten rules and you will almost certainly be able to collect substantial damages from…
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Who do those mofos in Beirut think they are gankin’ ma summer fun?! 🙂
Link: F. Scott Schafer Photography | Who do those mofos in Beirut think they are…
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Judge Rules for Photog In Copyright Suit Over RUN DMC Photo
Judge Rules for Photog In Copyright Suit Over RUN DMC Photo | PDNPulse French artist Theirry Guetta is guilty of infringing on photographer Glen E. Friedman’s copyright, a federal judge has ruled. Guetta was accused of using a well-know Friedman image of hip-hop pioneers RUN DMC as the basis for several artworks, including “ via…
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Brian Dupont on copyright and fair use
Brian Dupont just published the final post of a three-part series on copyright and fair use, which is well worth the read. Link: Conscientious | Brian Dupont on copyright and fair use
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What To Do When Your Image Is Stolen Online
What To Do When Your Image Is Stolen Online – A Photo Editor Having your images stolen online is not an “if,” but a “when” will it happen type of situation that you should be prepared to take action on. If you plan to run a photography business then you should plan to hire a…
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New York Stock Exchange claims you can't show pictures of it without permission
Ten Photojournalists Win the $10K 2016 Yunghi Grant Ten photojournalists have been awarded $1,000 each for the Yunghi Kim grant—a grant meant to bring awareness of the importance of copyright registration. via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2016/12/16476.html