Archive for category Copyright Registration

Check Our Guest Blog on Kelby’s Site

Check out our guest blog today on Scott Kelby’s blog. Check it out here. Going over a bunch of current issues in our piece. Thanks for use of the hall Scott!

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A Busy Copyright Week

What a busy week in the world of copyright and photographers/artists rights. Where to start? The two of us have both been busy with what we like to call “work” and are just getting around to posting this current stuff. Let’s start with Google Images settling with Getty. Google agreed to remove the “view image” […]

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A Tale of a Search and Settle Company’s TOS

We just read an article by fine art photographer Kalliope Amorphous on her blog titled “A Warning To Photographers And Artists Regarding Image Rights International” It’s a first person account regarding her experience with Image Rights. As we keep saying, read the Terms of Service (TOS) of the various search firms that have been popping […]

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Copyright Office Jumps The Gun

Jumping the gun and jumping the shark at the same time. We’ve heard from several people that the 750 image limit is already in place, in spite of the official announcement in the National Register stating it would be effective February 20th. We’ve also heard that eCo will be down anyway, from today February 15th, […]

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New and Not Improved Copyright Registration Changes Coming

The three words we dread to see on products when we hike to the grocery store to stock up on our favorites, are the words “New and Improved!” (Always with one or two exclamation points). Uh oh. That doesn’t start with a T, but it still spells trouble here in River City. Usually, it’s a […]

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KodakOne and the Zombie Myth

In our numerous copyright lectures, we always discuss copyright myths and “mythconceptions”. There is one myth, that like Dracula, refuses to die. Like a zombie myth, continually rising from the dead. It’s known as “The Poor Man’s Copyright”. That’s where instead of filing your copyright at the Copyright Office in accordance with Federal Law, you […]

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Our TWiP Behind the Shot Podcast

See our latest podcast with the wonderful Steve Brazill at This Week in Photography (TWiP)’s Behind the Shot (BtS). We had a great time and as per the podcast title, we gave it our best shot. And Steve actually got a word in edgewise once in a while. We wouldn’t let THAT happen again. We […]

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Working Blue

One of the things that make this copyright blog of ours unique is that we pull stuff from our actual experiences. They are not assumptions, not impossible scenarios or “what ifs”, but rather experiences and events from the field, from real life. Most of the time the names and the exact facts are changed to protect […]

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A Tale of Factoid and Consequences

We are “blue in the face” in large measure because we keep cajoling, pleading, begging and even yelling (we are both New Yorkers ya’ know) that everyone ought register their copyrights with the US Copyright Office all of the time, always, no exceptions. As with all rules, along comes the apparent real life exception to our rule. It […]

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In Unity, There Better Be Paperwork

“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” That’s a quote by the late child writer and poet, Mattie Stepanek. Jack was fortunate to photograph the author years ago at Mattie’s home. It’s a great quote because it rings true. Partnerships and collaborations, especially in the arts, can produce wonderful […]

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