Here’s a topic that invariably comes up at our lectures, usually because a photographer had done a “good deed” for a charity and got “punished. Basically it’s understanding that “not for profit” (NFP) is a tax designation, not necessarily a business philosophy. Many “not for profits” and charities actually make a lot of money for […]
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For those that missed our terrific (if we say so ourselves) live NIK webinar a few weeks ago, the recorded version is now up on the NIK website here. We’ll be doing more of these with different photography website and will post any additional ones here. So stay tuned.
Great News! $27,000 Payday
Aug 27
We seem to be posting a lot of hard stories and it’s great to post an uplifting story today. It’s about a photographer who negotiated and got a $27,000 payday for one of his wedding photos. It was first reported to be $18,000, but photographer/blogger John Mireles who first broke this story (read here) later […]
There was a terrible workplace shooting today in New York City, near the iconic Empire State building. Within minutes, people who were nearby and witnessing some of the carnage immediately posted images and videos shot on their ever-present smart phones. Within minutes of the images being uploaded, various new organizations were contacting the people who […]
Jack here. Ed just posted to wonderful comments on a great industry blog, A Photo Editor, regarding the recent sale of Getty Images for $3.3 Billion dollars. I thought it would be good to post and share it here, along with any comments our readers might have. Below are Ed’s comments and I quote and […]
For those of you who would do anything to avoid hiring a lawyer, we suggest that you pick up the September 2012 issue of Consumer Reports. CU rated three well-known DIY legal sites and found them to be no match for a pro even at the most simple tasks. Photographers, illustrators and artists require the […]
The Third Eye
Jul 19
On many prior occasions we have weighed in on the perils of lay people drafting their own contracts to “save legal fees” or to “avoid dealing with a lawyer”. Many of these crudely drawn DIY (do it yourself) agreements result from cutting and pasting clauses from other unrelated forms or agreements and sticking them together […]
This falls under “Things you should know” Here’s a link to a great blog piece on Scientific America’s website regarding the Pinterest TOS (Terms of Service). The writer, Kalliopi Monoyios is a scientific illustrator at the University of Chicago and a book illustrator. She explains word by word what scares her away from Pinterest. http://tinyurl.com/6ndolc7 […]
We have written and lectured frequently on the importance of registering everything because you never know what might be infringed or by whom or even how. We have emphasized that while most attention is incorrectly focused on web infringements, cases which involve packaging, point of purchase, billboards and other media are generally more egregious. Sometimes […]
