Walter left a great question on the “70’s are back” article yesterday. “Is there a method by which a model can revoke the authorization they granted in an earlier release?” Great question and one that we are frequently asked. With rare, very rare exceptions, a signed model release permitting use of a person’s image in a photo, […]
Archive for category Copyright
More rights grabs. Like that little battery bunny, they just keep coming and coming. NY Times online version (at least) ran a feature story on images voluntarily submitted to it apparently without payment. The NY Times pleads for additional pix and posts with the following as submission terms: “By submitting to us, you are promising that […]
Some of you have read about the lawsuit we filed on behalf of actor Jack Scalia against Jordache in the United States District Court in New York. For those of you who have not, here’s the back story. Before embarking on a successful acting career spanning several decades, Jack Scalia was one of Ford’s Models […]
Coming from someone who lectures, writes and litigates I can tell you that each requires its own “skill set”. Having the talent for one skill does not necessarily carry over to another. Here are generic answers to this question we receive almost daily: “I know I need to hire a lawyer to represent me in what […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Jan 1
As we start a new year, we’re starting a new blog. Happy New Year to all. And also a Happy New Decade. The last one, as many, will be marked by events that don’t quite follow the calendar exactly. Marked by the bookends of 9/11 at the beginning and the “Recession” (crash?) at the end, […]
NY Times rights grab
Dec 30
One of my clients asked me to point out in this space that today the NY Times online version (at least) is running a feature story on images voluntarily submitted to it APPARENTLY without payment. See http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na Scroll down to “Pictures of the Decade”. The NY Times pleads for additional pix and posts the following […]
Jack Reznicki and Edward C. Greenberg will be starting a blog to reflect their column in Photoshop User Magazine, The Copyright Zone. Also look for their new book, Photographer’s Survival Manual: A Legal Guide for Artists in the Digital Age, published by Lark Books. In bookstores June, 2010
