We have written and lectured frequently on the importance of registering everything because you never know what might be infringed or by whom or even how. We have emphasized that while most attention is incorrectly focused on web infringements, cases which involve packaging, point of purchase, billboards and other media are generally more egregious. Sometimes [...]
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Gonna Write me a Letter
Jun 11
So, this wedding photographer hires a second photographer to assist and help photograph a wedding. Lots of things happen very fast at a wedding and you only get one shot at it. Having another photographer there is a huge help and frankly, smart business at a time when professionals have to separate themselves from “Uncle [...]
One of our readers, Robert Parillo, sent in this link http://tinyurl.com/yht7a52 to a great article in today’s Washington Post. It’s a wonderful, real world, real prices, real life example of what it means to maintain your rights when licensing your images.
Coming from someone who lectures, writes and litigates I can tell you that each requires its own “skill set”. Having the talent for one skill does not necessarily carry over to another.
Here are generic answers to this question we receive almost daily:
“I know I need to hire a lawyer to represent me in what maybe or [...]
