For those that want to read the gory details, go to http://www.scribd.com/doc/31039514/Usdc-Sdny-09cv2669-Order Have fun. (this link was corrected and updated)

We have commented on many occasions (and just recently on this site), that permitting an agent or stock agency to make, enforce or defend your copyright filings rather than doing those jobs yourself, can be a tricky business. Previously we referenced the fees that agents make in connection with these activities.  That is money that […]

Many of the questions Ed was asked after the Santa Monica APA panel dealt with the photographer/rep relationship. Specifically the need for reps to be even more aware of effective business practices and Copyright law than the photographers or illustrators they represent.  Photographers often rely on the skills and knowledge of their reps as an excuse […]

Those of you who came to the APA event in Santa Monica this past Saturday will recall that Ed mentioned the case of Todd Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc.  As promised, here’s the link:  http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200816665.pdf This 35-page Circuit Court of Appeals decision should be read by all creators. It succinctly references and explains many aspects of […]

As a follow up to our articles on “Where to Sue” and on agents often being less than beneficent, this just in… The Paris Court of Appeals has rendered a decision in the case of  Aubert v. Corbis, yet another Corbis case concerning lost imagery.  Thomas Rabant Avocat à la Cour / Attorney-at-law Associé / […]

This is in response to a comment left by reader Leif Skoogfors in the, “Will I be a Victim of Infringement” article.  It’s a great topic and we wanted to make sure no one missed this, a Trojan Horse so to speak, as in this situation can cost you big bucks. In the interests of […]

OK push has come to shove. Your lawyer says, “You gotta sue.  No options left”.  So where do you go to get the S.O.B.s who have beaten you out of your fee, stolen your image and deprived your kids of their tuition? Lawyers often throw around two important legal words not realizing that the terms […]

One of our clients who is older than he likes to admit, laments the days of faded Polaroids, cracked family picture albums and faded family snaps.  He is known to say, “If a house if burning to the ground and the kids and the pets are out and safe, the one thing people will run […]

“What are the odds of my work being infringed”? “With all the “appropriation” going on out there what percentage of work do you think is eventually stolen”? We have often been asked these questions when interviewed by journalists, documentary filmmakers, professors and even creatives. Our answer of “no one knows, nor can anyone know” never […]