Our lecture at B&H on copyright and model release issues is up on YouTube. Click here to see it. We rant and rave, laugh and cry, sing and dance as usual, for just under two hours.(That’s metaphorical singing and dancing. Be thankful we don’t do either in the video). It was actually a lot of […]
Archive for category Legal Things
Our B&H Lecture on YouTube
Mar 21
Still Working For Free?
Mar 14
We have over three plus decades repeatedly written, urged, cajoled, screamed, advised, suggested and prodded members of the photography and illustration communities to never work for free. There isn’t an argument or rationalization against that position that we haven’t heard a hundred times. Now someone has made many of the same arguments that we have […]
You Gotta Be Kidding Me
Mar 6
We got a link today from Katrin Eismann, pointing us to David Walker’s article in PDN regarding a second photographer finding an infringement and allowing the infringing company to make a $10,000 charitable donation. Oh, this sounds warm and fuzzy, and feel good, but as photographers we’re being made fools of. This could be […]
It is no secret that being a photojournalist in a war zone is about as dangerous an occupation as there is. These photographers risk life and limb and often receive little to no recognition for the risks they take to get a story. Whether the battle zone are the cities in Syria, the streets of […]
Commenting on Comments
Mar 1
Every racetrack, casino, sports book bookie and dog track operates on the very same time tested business model – that people armed with all sorts of data and past history, are rarely able to correctly predict the outcome of future events. These failed efforts come from laypeople as well as experts who have immersed themselves […]
Orphan Works Proposal
Feb 5
Once again, orphan works is being discussed in Congress. We knew it’s not going away. Ed, along with APA (American Photographic Artists) has submitted a plan for congressional consideration to compensate and photographers whose works have been “appropriated” under the banner of “orphan works”. Read the entire PDF proposal at this link. We feel this […]
We have talked and written about several instances where a seemingly meaningless image became valuable weeks, years or even decades after the photo was taken. Here’s the story of one that was shot at a very conventional wedding. Real names, states and other identifiers have been changed or omitted. The facts are accurate and very uncomplicated. All […]
Again relying solely on a story appearing in The NY Post. Click here to read. It is claimed that “Famed Photographer David LaChapelle Sues his Ex-manager for 2.8 million dollars”. We don’t know if there is any validity to the claims. We do know that reps, agents, managers, gallery owners and agencies which sell or […]
The blogosphere is abuzz today with news that Instagram has updated and changed it’s Terms of Service (TOS) today. You can read it here. Basically, skip down to the rights section and you can read what we call a blatant rights grab by Instagram. They can use your images or even a photo of you […]
This video from CollegeHumor.com is soooo perfect in explaining the issues with the recent Facebook privacy notice hoax. We think it’s perfect and on mark because it’s done in the same tone as we use at our lectures. Presenting this type of information can be so dry it makes your hair hurt. Or it can […]
