Category: Copyright
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Most Photographers Say Their Images Are Stolen
Link: Today Leica Camera announced their new entry level Leica M Typ 262 digital rangefinder
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The Richest Photographer in the World
The Richest Photographer in the World – Priceonomics How to make hundreds of millions of dollars by taking pictures of other people’s pictures. via Priceonomics: https://priceonomics.com/the-richest-photographer-in-the-world/ I didn’t really even think to ask [for permission to use the images]. I don’t think that way. It didn’t occur to me to ask him and even if…
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Britons will need copyright licenses to post photos of their own furniture / Boing Boing
Link: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 is set to kick in, and with it will come an extended term of copyright for designer objects, such as furniture, which will endure for 70 years after the creator’s death — meaning that you’ll need a license to post photographs of your own belongings.
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The Highsmith vs Getty Saga Begins «
Link: Ed has seen all of the legal and factual issues at play in this case in many other cases. What is particularly notable here is that this is the first case he has seen where ALL of these apparent transgressions were committed in a single case. The fact pattern is almost too good to…
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Rock Photographers Sue Motley Crüe for Using Their Photos on Tour Merch
Rock Photographers Sue Motley Crüe for Using Their Photos on Tour Merch Once bad boys of rock and roll Motley Crüe are in hot water with the photo community. Two famed rock photographers are suing the band for using their via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/09/07/rock-photographers-sue-motley-crue-using-photos-tour-merch/ A black man helps an older African-American woman as she shops in…
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Getty Images Asks Judge to Throw Out $1 Billion Copyright Lawsuit
Getty Images Asks Judge to Throw Out $1 Billion Copyright Lawsuit Getty Images has filed their official response to Carol Highsmith’s highly-publicized $1 Billion copyright claim against the company. And the gist of the via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/09/12/getty-images-asks-judge-throw-1-billion-copyright-lawsuit/ “Public domain works are routinely commercialized,” writes Getty. “Publishers charge money for their copies of Dickens novels and…
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Belarus Court Rules This Photo ‘Has No Artistic Merit,’ Can’t Be Copyrighted
Belarus Court Rules This Photo ‘Has No Artistic Merit,’ Can’t Be Copyrighted Belarus photographer Anton Motolko received two unpleasant surprises last week. First, he lost a seemingly straightforward copyright suit against a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/09/14/belarus-court-rules-photo-no-artistic-merit-cant-copyrighted/ It’s one of the strangest, saddest copyright rulings we’ve ever heard of. Motolko captured the northern lights photo above during…
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The State of Photo Theft in 2016
The State of Photo Theft in 2016 The folks over at the image tracking service Pixsy have released an infographic about the state of photo theft in 2016. As 64% of you have personally via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/12/29/state-photo-theft-2016/ Here are some of the interesting stats: 64% of photographers experienced image theft this past year, 50% of…
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No, Blockchain Doesn’t Replace Copyright Registration – PhotoShelter Blog
No, Blockchain Doesn’t Replace Copyright Registration – PhotoShelter Blog If you’ve heard of bitcoin, then you’re peripherally familiar with blockchain. Blockchain is a distributed database technology that creates a public ledger of every transaction within the system – perfect for cryptocurrencies that lack a central issuing bank. The foundational technology has also gained the interest…
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Photographer’s Copyright Suit Against Richard Prince’s ‘Instagram Art’ To Go Ahead
Photographer’s Copyright Suit Against Richard Prince’s ‘Instagram Art’ To Go Ahead In 2014, controversial artist Richard Prince had an exhibit of reappropriated Instagram images at the Gagosian Gallery in NYC, selling the prints for up via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/07/27/photographers-copyright-suit-richard-princes-instagram-art-go-ahead/ In 2014, controversial artist Richard Prince had an exhibit of reappropriated Instagram images at the Gagosian Gallery…
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Unsplash CEO Tries to Justify Copyright Grab | PDNPulse
Link: The co-founder and CEO of Unsplash, the photo-sharing platform that asks contributing photographers to grant free licenses to their images, attempted to justify the company’s terms of use in a blog post written last week. The post follows outrage by professional photographers, who blasted the company on social media. Unsplash’s terms are terrible for…
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We Are Not Stealing Your Bandwidth @loeildelaphoto
Link: Long before digital darkroom, photographers had their own ways of creating magic, surrealism, and new realities with montaged photographs, sometimes in the wet darkroom, and sometimes simply with a pair of scissors and some glue. Paris photographer, Sylvain Granjon, carries that tradition on with two new series, Photography Genetically Modified and Je suis né…
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Illegal memes? Weak Safe Harbor? Unpacking the proposed EU copyright overhaul | Ars Technica
Illegal memes? Weak Safe Harbor? Unpacking the proposed EU copyright overhaul Overhaul would bring chilling effects, costs, and legal uncertainty along for the ride. via Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/illegal-memes-weak-safe-harbor-unpacking-the-proposed-eu-copyright-overhaul/ “Modern copyright rules fit for the digital age” is how the European Commission describes its proposals for the first major overhaul of EU copyright law since 2001.…
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500px Nukes 1M+ Creative Commons Photos
500px Nukes 1M+ Creative Commons Photos 500px just shut down its Marketplace stock photo platform in favor of selling photos directly through Getty Images and VCG, as the company announced a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/07/02/500px-nukes-1m-creative-commons-photos/ 500px just shut down its Marketplace stock photo platform in favor of selling photos directly through Getty Images and VCG, as…
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Court Rules Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use
Court Rules Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use A Virginia federal court has made a decision that photographers won’t be happy to hear: the court ruled that finding a photo on the Internet and then via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/07/02/court-rules-copying-photos-found-on-internet-is-fair-use/ A Virginia federal court has made a decision that photographers won’t be happy to hear:…
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MEPs reject controversial copyright law – BBC News
Controversial copyright law rejected by EU parliament Politicians reject legislation aiming to modernise copyright law, despite support from music stars. via BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44712475 MEPs have voted to reject a controversial copyright law in its current form, deciding to return to the issue in September.
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I Opted Out at 500px But Getty Images is Selling My Photos Anyway
I Opted Out at 500px But Getty Images is Selling My Photos Anyway When Getty Images set up its contributor agreement with Flickr in 2008 to allow Flickr users to sell their photos, I enabled the feature. While not a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/07/10/i-opted-out-at-500px-but-getty-image-is-selling-my-photos-anyway/ I immediately went back in to my 500px settings to check the…
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Would-be Heirs Petition Again for Rights to Vivian Maier Estate | PDNPulse
Link: Petitioners claiming to be the legal heirs of photographer Vivian Maier are once again back in court, this time with 300 pages of genealogical evidence to support their claim, according to attorney (and former photographer) David Deal. “There’s no doubt” they are blood relations to Maier, asserts Deal, who did most of the research…
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Online Photos Can’t Be Used Without Permission, EU Court Rules
Online Photos Can’t Be Used Without Permission, EU Court Rules A Virginia federal court sparked quite a controversy among photographers last month when it ruled that copying photos found on the Internet is fair use. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/08/08/online-photos-cant-be-used-without-permission-eu-court-rules/ A Virginia federal court sparked quite a controversy among photographers last month when it ruled that copying…
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Major CASE Act Copyright Legislation Passed by Senate Judiciary Committee
Major CASE Act Copyright Legislation Passed by Senate Judiciary Committee The CASE Act, a major piece of legislation that would introduce a small claims court for copyright infringement cases, has officially been passed by via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2019/07/19/major-case-act-copyright-legislation-passed-by-senate-judiciary-committee/ This is a major step forward for the copyright legislation, which was introduced by a bi-partisan group of…