Category: Copyright
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EU Copyright Directive puts future of Google News in doubt – 9to5Google
EU Copyright Directive puts future of Google News in doubt – 9to5Google The future of Google News in Europe is now in doubt as EU member states approved The EU Copyright Directive. The new law – which could see Google … via 9to5Google: https://9to5google.com/2019/04/15/eu-copyright-directive/ The future of Google News in Europe is now in doubt…
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Getty Images Sued Yet Again For Trying To License Public Domain Images | Techdirt
Getty Images Sued Yet Again For Trying To License Public Domain Images Back in 2016, we wrote about two separate lawsuits involving claims that Getty Images was selling “licenses” to images it had no rights to sell licenses to. The first one was brought by photographer Carol Highsmith, who sued Getty after… via Techdirt.: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190329/15352641901/getty-images-sued-yet-again-trying-to-license-public-domain-images.shtml…
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Ariana Grande Strikes Back at ‘Greedy’ Photogs with Full Copyright Grab
Ariana Grande Strikes Back at ‘Greedy’ Photogs with Full Copyright Grab American music star Ariana Grande has sparked an outcry from photographers and media organizations with her new concert tour agreement. Reportedly a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2019/03/27/ariana-grande-strikes-back-at-greedy-photogs-with-full-copyright-grab/ TMZ reports that Grande’s new concert photo policy resulted from years of being “exploited” by people profiting from their…
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Europe Adopts Tough New Online Copyright Rules Over Tech Industry Protests – The New York Times
Europe Adopts Tough New Online Copyright Rules Over Tech Industry Protests The strict copyright law will require Google and other technology companies to compensate musicians, authors and news publishers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/business/europe-copyright-internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss On Tuesday, the media industry got some help on that front with the European parliament’s adoption of a copyright law that requires technology platforms…
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Supreme Court Denies Co Rentmeester’s Copyright Petition over Nike “Jumpman” | PDNPulse
Supreme Court Denies Co Rentmeester’s Copyright Petition over Nike “Jumpman” | PDNPulse The U.S. Supreme Court has denied photographer Co Rentmeester’s petition for a hearing on his copyright claim against Nike. The high court announced its decision this morning, but gave no reason for its refusal to hear the case. The Supreme Court’s decisi via…
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Alleged Copyright Infringer Hits Back Against Photographer Tom Hussey | PDNPulse
Alleged Copyright Infringer Hits Back Against Photographer Tom Hussey | PDNPulse A Florida businessman accused by photographer Tom Hussey of copyright infringement has struck back, accusing Hussey of committing “fraud on the court” by repeatedly suing over a photograph that isn’t properly registered. The defendant, Charles Ngo of Miam via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/03/alleged-copyright-infringer-hits-back-against-photographer-tom-hussey.html A Florida businessman…
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RNC Didn’t Infringe Photographer’s Copyright, Montana Judge Rules | PDNPulse
Updated: RNC Didn’t Infringe Photographer’s Copyright, Montana Judge Rules | PDNPulse The Republican National Committee has fended off a copyright claim in Montana, convincing a judge that unauthorized use of an image was fair use. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/03/rnc-copyright-erika-peterman.html The Republican National Committee has fended off a copyright claim in Montana, convincing a judge that unauthorized…
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Can Photographers Fight “Fake News” by Asserting Authorship? | PDNPulse
Can Photographers Fight “Fake News” by Asserting Authorship? | PDNPulse “The fish is the last to know about the water”: Fred Ritchin argues photographers don’t realize how the media environment in which they work has changed. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/03/can-photographers-fight-fake-news-by-asserting-authorship.html What can professional photographers do to make sure their photos are not only seen but also…
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Photographers, Beware: Kodak Subsidiary Is Grabbing Copyrights | PDNPulse
Photographers, Beware: Kodak Subsidiary Is Grabbing Copyrights | PDNPulse Kodakit, a provider of on-demand commissioned photography services, strips participating photographers of copyright and other rights. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/02/photographers-beware-kodak-subsidiary-is-grabbing-copyrights.html A Kodak-owned photo assignment agency is requiring its participating photographers to relinquish all copyrights and moral rights to all assignment images—including outtakes. Photographers must also assume all…
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Beyond “more copyright”: how do we improve artists’ lives and livelihoods through policy? / Boing Boing
Beyond “more copyright”: how do we improve artists’ lives and livelihoods through policy? Last year while I was on tour in Australia with my novel Walkaway, I sat down for an interview with legal scholar Rebecca Giblin (previously), whose Authors’ Interest project studies how we w… via Boing Boing: https://boingboing.net/2019/02/21/writers-first.html Last year while I was…
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Under Criticism, National Geographic Backs Off Rights Grab | PDNPulse
Under Criticism, National Geographic Backs Off Rights Grab | PDNPulse National Geographic quickly changes #NatGeo100 Instagram contest rules, in response to “rights grab” accusations on social media. via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2019/02/under-criticism-national-geographic-backs-off-copyright-grab.html National Geographic has reached 100 million Instagram followers—and it tried to celebrate with a one-day photo contest that amounted to a massive rights grab.
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Google Search Could Ditch All Photo Thumbnails Under EU Copyright Law
Google Search Could Ditch All Photo Thumbnails Under EU Copyright Law In September 2018, the European Parliament voted in favor of the highly controversial EU Copyright Directive, which aims to “harmonize” copyright law via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2019/01/18/google-search-could-ditch-all-photo-thumbnails-under-eu-copyright-law/ In September 2018, the European Parliament voted in favor of the highly controversial EU Copyright Directive, which aims to…
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Thunderball Clothing Shuttered Due to Outrage from Arch Enemy Photo Ban
Thunderball Clothing Shuttered Due to Outrage from Arch Enemy Photo Ban Photographer J Salmeron of Metal Blast sparked a huge outpouring of support from other photographers and creatives last week after he shared how he was via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/12/31/thunderball-clothing-shuttered-due-to-outrage-from-arch-enemy-photo-ban/ Photographer J Salmeron of Metal Blast sparked a huge outpouring of support from other photographers and…
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Media Companies Can’t Just Steal Your Social Media Photos: Judge
Media Companies Can’t Just Steal Your Social Media Photos: Judge With the explosion of social media and photo sharing, personal pictures commonly go viral and make their way onto major news websites, sometimes without via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/12/12/media-companies-cant-just-steal-your-social-media-photos-judge/ With the explosion of social media and photo sharing, personal pictures commonly go viral and make their way…
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Article 13: If You Want To Force Google to Pay Artists More, Force Google to Pay Artists More | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Article 13: If You Want To Force Google to Pay Artists More, Force Google to Pay Artists More The European Union is fumbling towards a final draft of the new “Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive,” including the controversial “Article 13,” which requires all but the smallest online platforms to set up crowdsourced databases…
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SquareSpace is Officially Screwing Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog
SquareSpace is Officially Screwing Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog Squarespace has partnered with Unsplash to gives its customers access to free photography. It’s a terrible idea that amplifies the idea that visuals have no value. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/11/squarespace-is-officially-screwing-photographers/ Squarespace can’t stop photographers from contributing to Unsplash, but the partnership helps amplify a destructive message: We…
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Internet Copyright – The Wild West – Newsshooter
Internet Copyright – The Wild West – Newsshooter Internet copyright – the Wild West. The internet is still a bit like the Wild West when it comes to copyright. There’s the occasional sheriff wondering via Newsshooter: https://www.newsshooter.com/2018/11/03/internet-copyright-the-wild-west/ The internet is still a bit like the Wild West when it comes to copyright. There’s the occasional…
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Google and Image Copyright – Thoughts of a Bohemian
Google and Image Copyright – Thoughts of a Bohemian Google decision to display image rights information might just be a financial one. via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/google-and-image-copyright/ Since its inception, in 2001, Google Image search did not show much love to those who created photographs. In fact, when subsequently sued for recreating and publishing…
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Google Adds Image Rights Metadata to Photo Search Results
Google Adds Image Rights Metadata to Photo Search Results Google is taking another big step in protecting photographers’ copyright through the Google Images image search engine: it just added image rights via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/09/28/google-adds-image-rights-metadata-to-photo-search-results/ Google is taking another big step in protecting photographers’ copyright through the Google Images image search engine: it just added image…
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Photographer Sues Zillow for Scraping His Real Estate Photos
Photographer Sues Zillow for Scraping His Real Estate Photos A real estate photographer has filed a lawsuit against Zillow, accusing the popular online real estate database of using his photos without permission. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/09/24/photographer-sues-zillow-for-81m-for-scraping-his-real-estate-photos/ The American Genius reports that California/Nevada-based photographer George Gutenberg claims that Zillow scraped photos from Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) and…