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Comment on Facebook Privacy Notice: Hoax of the Day by Carol Klein

Carol Klein — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:29:53 +0000

Just saw this shared by a photographer on Facebook — “A new law was recently passed, saying that photos without metadata and watermarks are fair game for anyone who wants to use them. Facebook is stripping the metadata from our photos when they are uploaded, making it possible to steal our images if no watermark is present. Protect yourselves.

I may start fazing Facebook out – they have no right to remove information from my photos that state that I am the owner of the image. ”

It doesn’t mention registering the photos just watermarks & metadata. Any thoughts? Any FACTS I can share or post?

Comment on Ag Gag Article on NY Times Front Page by Edward C. Greenberg

Edward C. Greenberg — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:54:07 +0000

Missouri not Mississippi. The NYT is correct, ours a typo.

Thanks for paying such close attention.

Comment on The 96 Percent Solution by Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:41:41 +0000

Is there a way to use the online copyright registration form if you post images to a blog on a nearly daily basis?
If I wanted to register them as unpublished I would have to do it daily and if I wanted to register them every 3 months as published I would have to use the paper form with individual publish dates for each photo according to everything I’ve read at the copyright site and other sources.
I have spent the last week trying to figure this out and that is why only 4% register their work.
Thanks.

Comment on The 96 Percent Solution by Jack and Ed

Jack and Ed — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:39:17 +0000

Think of publication of your images as the photo’s virginity. Once done, it’s done. Once it’s published, it’s now published and can’t be unpublished, no matter how much the photo stays “pure” after it’s done the deed.
Jack

Comment on The 96 Percent Solution by Lionel

Lionel — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:11:08 +0000

Assuming I post all my images to facebook, flickr, 500px or any social media website, I understand I have up to 3 months from the first picture date to register them as “published” and still have all the legal protection. However, what happens if I decide to take down some of them, am I still protected?. Is it true that once I register my images as “published” I cannot remove them from the “publication”, i.e.: facebook, flickr, etc?

Thanks for your excellent educational work

Comment on About Jack by Copyright and photography: The copyright zone guys | Luca Sartoni - Portfolio

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:57:50 +0000

[...] Let’s say that I accept their point of view considering that Ed Greenberg is a lawyer and Jack Reznicki is a commercial photographer but in my opinion their approach is very conservative. Be careful, [...]

Comment on It Ain’t Over Till Its Over and This One Ain’t Over by Jack and Ed

Jack and Ed — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:48:13 +0000

Thanks, and great idea, but (lol) we’re lucky with our schedules to post when we can. Maybe we’ll take advantage of an established podcast like Scott Kelby’s Grid, or TWIP or NIK. Stay tuned. We’ll announce here if anything happens.
But for right now, I’m booked shooting the next two weeks and Ed is up to his bippy with real cases.
Jack

Comment on Update To It Ain’t Necessarily So by Ed Greenberg

Ed Greenberg — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:27:41 +0000

Conceptually I don’t like it one bit. However, it is important for me to point out that I don’t practice law in the UK. We do have local counsel in London.

More importantly, it appears to me that once again photographers were caught sleeping on their rights. From what I can tell from listening to BBC (which I do nightly) and the UK press, photographers in the UK did little to nothing to protect their rights. If I am wrong about that I am sure someone will correct me, but sitting here across the pond, I didn’t see much evidence of creators waging a meaningful campaign in opposition to this act which serves to permit the widespread use of so-called “orphan” images with few impediments.

Comment on It Ain’t Over Till Its Over and This One Ain’t Over by Damian Vines

Damian Vines — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:57:20 +0000

Great insight guys, I love it, as usual. Have you, or will you, do an audio podcast or the like, of this topic? I think it warrants a more complete understanding such as an audio version would allow. ;-)

Comment on The 96 Percent Solution by Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:03:15 +0000

It is my understanding that a photo posted to a blog or other social media site is now considered “published”. I have read that you can not use the electronic registration for published photos that have different publish dates. How can a photographer keep their social media posting close to real time without registering everyday you post or having to resort to the more expensive paper registration process which requires a listing of each publish date for each image?