Amateur Photographer magazine reports that an English judge has decided in favor of a plaintiff because two photographs were “similar enough” to be a case of copyright infringement. Here’s the story and the photos, decide for yourself. If the [...]
Imagine the situation: you're the editor of a newspaper or news website covering the conviction of a mother for the murder of her child through neglect. The story is grim and gruesome, but you think that including some compare-and-contrast photos, showing the [...]
The problem is the 'embed' functionality that's built into 500px. In the social networking box, there are your standard 'like' on Facebook, 'tweet' on Twitter, Submit to Stumble Upon and all that jazz. One of these buttons reads 'Embed', and gives you a HTML [...]
Photographer Patrick Cariou just won a major case against artist and rip off king, Richard Prince. For years Prince has taken photos from ads and sometimes has done nothing more than blow them up large and sell them for 6 figures, or more. His Marlboro Cowboy [...]
Last week, as I was coming down the steps to the L Train at the Union Square Station in Manhattan, I saw about 5-8 workers standing and sitting by a work train on the tracks. I thought it would be an interesting and unique photo, so I took a couple shots, and [...]
Not much to say here, except if you're a photographer trying to make money from your images you need to watch this panel discussion. Copyright and the New Economy: Issues and Trends Facing Visual Artists Thanks to Chase Jarvis and the ASMP for sharing [...]
Savvy photographers whose registered work has been infringed and who have the good sense see a lawyer always want to know about "statutory damages." Ninety percent of the time it is their very first question. The inquiry is understandable because for [...]
I recently had an interesting exchange by e-mail with someone who had taken the Pixiq RSS feed and re-published it wholesale on their website. Of course, I'm not a big fan of people stealing my stuff, so I dropped the site editor a terse, but businesslike [...]
South African-based photographer João Silva, 44, stepped on a mine on October 23, losing both of his legs below the knees. Known for his war coverage, Silva was following American soldiers in Afghanistan for the New York Times when the accident [...]
Bob Krist recently posted a very entertaining article on here, touching down on a subject I’m very passionate about and one all self-respecting creative professionals should be passionate about. Here’s my take on the matter. Imagine if you will, [...]
Internet photo sharing is here to stay, and any photographer that wants to build a name for him(her)self needs to upload photos and put them in front of as many viewers as possible. Sure, it’s a [...]
People with little to no training in bankruptcy law other than to have been burned by a deadbeat, offer their "expertise" on the subject via the net and otherwise. Believe it or not, the Bankruptcy Law and the Bankruptcy Court can be a copyright holder's [...]
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