We both urge you all to let your government know how you feel about the proposed copyright registration fee increase and that you vote by writing directly to the Copyright Office at http://www.copyright.gov/docs/newfees/comments/index.html THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS THIS MONDAY BY 5PM EST! All too often photographers have been silent while their elected representatives have […]
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Wow, That’s Fast!
Mar 23
Gee, we posted a short story about Pinterest’s terrible TOS and they CHANGED IT THE SAME DAY! http://tinyurl.com/7kotusw Was it our blog post here on The Copyright Zone?? Maybe yes, maybe no. Like maybe we’ll also have the winning number’s in tonight’s $300 million lottery drawing. Hey, ya never know! Haven’t read the new TOS, […]
It is with unspeakable sadness that we inform you of the untimely death of a great lady, Boston based photographer Paula Lerner. Paula possessed the all too rare qualities of both bravery and courage well before the insidious cancer ever invaded her body. While most of us are content with the safety of our daily lives, […]
Seems that the AP like virtually all other syndicators, publishers, media conglomerates and corporations of whatever size and nature, get real testy when they perceive that their copyrights are being violated. They sic their minions of lawyers on the alleged infringers with a vengeance. They rarely think twice before asserting what they believe, to be their constitutional rights to […]
President Lincoln is famously quoted as saying “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.“ And we’ll famously caution you, when it comes to the legal system, never try any […]
Famous artist Shepard Fairey may end up serving some jail time over his famous Obama “Hope” poster. When questioned about the infringement of the photo used to create the poster, he lied to investigators and destroyed some evidence. That’s a no-no. Ask ex-con Martha Stewart, who didn’t go to jail for insider trading, but for […]
The individual copyright holder whether a photographer, illustrator, or multi national corporation and regardless of the size of the claim, is required by law to have a copyright case heard in Federal Court and Federal Court only. Unlike many state and local courts, which have different procedures for cases of different types and magnitudes, Federal […]
Back into Action
Feb 3
Hey All- Jack is just back from speaking in Manila at PhotoWorld Asia and Ed has been neck deep in cases, so this blog has blogged down in the last month. But we’re both back and will be posting again this month. There have been some interesting “issues” that have come up. Stay tuned. Jack […]
Have a Happy!
Dec 24
A Happy Holiday, Joyous Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Wonderful Kwanza, a Healthy New Year, and a Festive Festivus (for the rest of us) to all from Ed and Jack.
We’re at it again, going on the road. Taking our act to the Hallmark Photography School in Turner’s Fall, MA this Friday. We will filling the students heads with copyright, legal, and practical issues that face photographers today. What is usually the most fun are the Q&A sessions when we interact with the students. We […]
