Category: Copyright
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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…
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Dear Mr Leroy (an open letter) | duckrabbit
Dear Mr Leroy (an open letter) — duckrabbit Thank you for your response to my post yesterday critisizing the way way certain photo agencies seem content to abuse… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/09/dear-mr-leroy/ Thank you for your response to my post yesterday critisizing the way way certain photo agencies seem content to abuse the rights of indvidual…
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JF Leroy responds ‘My position here is that of an insurance company.’ | duckrabbit
JF Leroy responds ‘My position here is that of an insurance company.’ — duckrabbit Yesterday duckrabbit published a post criticizing the photo industry for selling a set of pictures of the aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/09/jf-leroy-responds-my-position-here-is-that-of-an-insurance-company/ Yesterday duckrabbit published a post criticizing the photo industry for selling a set of pictures of the aftermath of the…
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Why AFP, Getty, Jean-Francois Leroy, CNN, ABC, CBS love photographs but have no time for photographers, or ‘it wasn’t rape your honor because she was in the room and I was horny’ | duckrabbit – we produce photofilms
Why AFP, Getty, Jean-Francois Leroy, CNN, ABC, CBS love photographs but have no time for photographers, or ‘it wasn’t rape your honor because she was in the room and I was horny’ — duckrabbit The case that opens today according to NPPA: In a case that could set precedent in online copyright legislation and… via…
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Court date set in Morel v. AFP case – British Journal of Photography
Court date set in Morel v. AFP case – BJP
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Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation | Threat Level
Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation A Las Vegas company established to sue bloggers who clip news content is expanding its operations to a second newspaper chain. Righthaven LLC has struck a deal with Arkansas-based WEHCO Media to expand its copyright litigation campaign, in which bloggers via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/copyright-troll-expanding/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29 Righthaven LLC has struck a…
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Photographer Drops Claim to Obama Image – NYTimes.com
Photographer Drops Claim to Obama Image The photographer who took a picture that the Barack Obama “HOPE” image was based on dropped his claim that he owns the copyright to the photograph. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/us/21brfs-PHOTOGRAPHER_BRF.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss I’ve used a number of other brands of 35mm f/2’s and 35mm f/1.4’s and reviewed old images for comparison while testing…
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FBI claims no one may publish its seal – Boing Boing
FBI claims no-one may publish its seal The FBI ordered wikipedia to remove its seal from the article there about the bureau. It threatened to litigate. Unfortunately for the FBI, the law it cited is the one that forbids making counterfe… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/03/fbi-claims-no-one-ma.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 Henri Cartier-Bresson… Garry Winogrand… Helen Levitt… Robert Frank… André Kértész……
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Is AFP Stealing Pictures Again? – PDN Pulse
Now comes another case in which a photographer has accused AFP of stripping his credit off an image (shown here) that happens to show Barack Obama’s Chicago residence, and distributing the photo to third parties without the permission. Link: Is AFP Stealing Pictures Again? – PDN Pulse
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Financial genius: US record industry turns $16M in legal spending into $391K cash – Boing Boing
Financial genius: US record industry turns $16M in legal spending into $391K cash The title of this Recording Industry vs The People post says it all, really: “Ha ha ha ha ha. RIAA paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 in 2008 to recover only $391,000!!!”: If the av… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/13/financial-genius-us.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 I’m excited to…
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W00t! sends Associated Press a bill for quoting its blog – Boing Boing
W00t! sends Associated Press a bill for quoting its blog When W00t! posted its delightful notice about being acquired by Amazon, it was picked up and re-run by blogs all over the net. Not wanting to miss out on the action, the Associated Press ran the st… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/06/w00t-sends-associate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 W00t! sent the AP…
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Does Facebook's Copyright Policy Worry You? – The Photoletariat
Does Facebook’s Copyright Policy Worry You? – The Photoletariat
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Editorial Photographers UK | Industry survey: Freelance photographers who keep copyright earn 33% more
During 2009, 71% of freelance respondents said they had been asked to give copyright to their clients, and 62% said they were pressured to give clients a more extensive licence for no increase in the fee. Link: Editorial Photographers UK | Industry survey: Freelance photographers who keep copyright earn 33% more
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Judge Rules DMCA Protects YouTube in Viacom Lawsuit | Threat Level
Google Wins Viacom Copyright Lawsuit Google-owned YouTube won a major victory Wednesday when a federal judge ruled the video-sharing site was protected under U.S. copyright law. Viacom, which vowed an appeal, was seeking $1 billion in damages in a case testing the depths of copyright-infring via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/dmca-protects-youtube/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29 In short, Wednesday’s decision says internet companies,…