Much is being written, many hands are being wrung and even worse for Ed, hair is being pulled out in reaction to some form of an Orphan Works that may be proposed to the Congress. This is won’t be the first such proposal and maybe not the last. The very same hysteria was exhibited the […]
Archive for category Copyright
The Sky is Not Falling
Jul 24
Here’s a quick shot I got of Ed yesterday at B&H pontificating on a particular lawyer point to what was a great audience. We stayed an extra half hour after the taping to answer questions. Sold all available copies of our book at the store. The video should be up in about two weeks and […]
At It Again At B&H
Jun 23
We’re at it once again, doing our thing at B&H next Tuesday, June 30th from 4:00 to 5:00PM. This will cover various topics of interest to photographers and visual artists, including a bunch of stuff that keeps showing up in the news lately. Maybe it’s us because we look for it, but there seems to […]
We’ve used our blue face image logo for many years to show how we keep saying the same things over and over until we’re blue in the face. Now, we’re reading so much that is inaccurate or incomplete in all forms of media that we are getting the blues – and we ain’t talking about the […]
Let Us Count The Ways….
May 22
Recently a federal judge in New York who happens to see Ed and his associate in his courtroom with some frequency, asked a pretty good question. Paraphrased the inquiry was, “How would you categorize the types of infringement claims and cases that have been coming into your office”? So Ed did an informal inventory of […]
Our Turners Falls MA Gig
May 12
We will be doing our yearly Copyright and Negotiating lecture this Tuesday morning, May 19th at Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, MA. It’s a wonderful photography school with a great history and facility. We love speaking there. Even though this is for their students, if anyone is in the area and would like […]
We have two videos released this week. The first is a 1 hour and 52 minute class on copyright on KelbyOne. If you’re a KelbyOne subscriber, do check it out, we’d appreciate it. We updated our old Kelby class with a bunch of new stuff and an updated step by step registration. The Copyright Office […]
If you have the time and inclination, the upload of our webinar on TWiP’s Street Focus. Get it? Street photography, street focus. We like it. Anyway, here is the link. Check it out and let us know what ya’all think.
If You Missed Our Webinar
Mar 26
If you’re kicking yourself because you missed our fabulous webinar on PhotoShelter yesterday “Copyright and Your Rights”, stop kicking right now. Here’s the link to view it. You just have to sign in with your email address (so they know you’re real and not a bot). Happy viewing. And if you have any questions, feel […]
Get Up, Stand Up
May 1
Posted by Jack and Ed in Be Aware, Copyright, In The News, Legal Things, Paperwork, Stuff you should know | Comments off
Here’s your chance to be heard in Washington regarding copyright issues (one of our favorite topics, believe it or not). The Copyright Office itself is seeking comments from photographers. Or as they say, they’re requesting “written comments on how certain visual works, particularly photographs, graphic artworks, and illustrations, are monetized, enforced, and registered under the […]
Tags: Call to arms, copyright, Seeking comments