We encourage our readers to consult a competent attorney with regard to legal matters whether potential or pending. For some inexplicable reason, many people call lawyers and ask for advice without even supplying the attorney with paperwork relevant to the discussion. Attorneys are asked for their expert opinions on the validity and/or value of “the […]
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Hiring An Attorney Part IV
Feb 25
We’re teaching a Workshop!
Feb 13
Talking till We’re Blue in the Face Workshop Jack and Ed’s Survive and Thrive Tour We are having an all day workshop on Saturday, March 13th in Jack’s NYC Studio. This intense workshop will cover copyright, registering your work, proper model releases, writing a license, producing an invoice, and many other of our popular topics […]
An attorney gave advice recently on another blog regarding protecting your photography. As a fellow lawyer, Ed can’t really comment on it in the way he would like. Jack, who is just a photographer, can. One of the points given was that photographers can create their own “cease and desist” or “demand” letter without the […]
Magazines report another drop in readership. Take a closer look at the reports. The drop referred to is in newsstand sales which are far more profitable to publishers than the typically heavily discounted subscription sales. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. The impulse to buy a newspaper or magazine for a flight or train ride has been […]
Dear Ms. Ricci: Team Pilfered Magazine has a new post up which unfortunately, we can’t quite seem to understand. http://www.pilferedmagazine.com All of our combined years of schooling and tuition seem woefully inadequate. Sure there is the distracting photo of a beautiful woman next to the new post – did we mention she’s topless also? – but […]
The aptly named new on-line magazine, “Pilfered” recently came to the attention of Photo District News. By all means, read the fine PDN piece at : http://tinyurl.com/yar9vgj Well we were flat out shocked by the apparent use of a business model which seems to foster, encourage and/or facilitate the unabashed “pilfering” of the creative work of […]
The NFL, in it’s quest to own as much intellectual property as corporately possible, is suing t-shirt makers and sellers who have printed up and are selling “Who dat?” t-shirts. “Who Dat?” is a shortening of a long time New Orleans Saints cheer – “Who dat say dey beat dem Saints?” In rebuttal and rebuke, […]
Be wary photographers, snapping your shutter could trigger a 911 call. At least the Chicago Transit is warning commuters to be on the lookout for “excessive” photography. Click here for the story. Photographers have a right to take photos in public, but if you’re excessive, look out. This is causing confusion with Chicago transit employees […]
We suggested in our article that you Google your prospective attorney to ascertain just how much real life courtroom experience he/she has had. Be aware that some lawyers employ somewhat misleading practices on their own websites. Some will list cases in which they purportedly represented a client. All copyright cases are federal cases and therefore […]
While you are interviewing your potential legal representative and assessing his/her relative strengths and weaknesses, the odds are good that your new legal friend is sizing you up as well. Sure there are plenty of lawyers (especially in this economy) who will take almost any case. They will do so regardless of the client if […]
