Social media is abuzz today with how Taylor Swift got Apple to back down on not paying musicians during their 3 month free trial period for their music steaming service. Ms. Swift states how it’s not for her, it’s for all the little people who are struggling and putting out their first single. She states […]
Not So Swift
Jun 22
Svenson Again
Jun 15
As discussed in our prior articles (here, here, and yet again here) residents of an apartment building in the uber trendy Tribeca area of Manhattan, sued fine art photographer Arne Svenson for photographing them without obtaining their consent. Svenson had photographed residents including partially unclothed children, while in their own apartments. There was no dispute that […]
What scares artists more than a blank canvas and photographers more than a corrupted flashcard? The question of how to hire a lawyer. This is a topic we get queried on frequently, especially at the end of our lectures when we talk one on one with attendees. We guess it’s simply a topic that’s not discussed in […]
We’ve used our blue face image logo for many years to show how we keep saying the same things over and over until we’re blue in the face. Now, we’re reading so much that is inaccurate or incomplete in all forms of media that we are getting the blues – and we ain’t talking about the […]
Role Reversal
May 31
As creative people, nothing upsets us more than having someone steal our work. Especially when they take money out of our pocket and put it into theirs. The theft alone makes one feel violated and the money part makes it exponentially worse. When big companies steal our work, what we hear is that it’s “An […]
Let Us Count The Ways….
May 22
Recently a federal judge in New York who happens to see Ed and his associate in his courtroom with some frequency, asked a pretty good question. Paraphrased the inquiry was, “How would you categorize the types of infringement claims and cases that have been coming into your office”? So Ed did an informal inventory of […]
Our Turners Falls MA Gig
May 12
We will be doing our yearly Copyright and Negotiating lecture this Tuesday morning, May 19th at Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, MA. It’s a wonderful photography school with a great history and facility. We love speaking there. Even though this is for their students, if anyone is in the area and would like […]
We have two videos released this week. The first is a 1 hour and 52 minute class on copyright on KelbyOne. If you’re a KelbyOne subscriber, do check it out, we’d appreciate it. We updated our old Kelby class with a bunch of new stuff and an updated step by step registration. The Copyright Office […]
A major national magazine simply appropriates several images shot by a semi-professional photographer “from a small town”. Photographer sees his/her work on the cover of the well-known supermarket magazine while paying for groceries. Photographer contacts the Big City editor. “What the heck? No one contacted me or asked me if you could use my shots […]
Get Up, Stand Up
May 1
Posted by Jack and Ed in Be Aware, Copyright, In The News, Legal Things, Paperwork, Stuff you should know | Comments off
Here’s your chance to be heard in Washington regarding copyright issues (one of our favorite topics, believe it or not). The Copyright Office itself is seeking comments from photographers. Or as they say, they’re requesting “written comments on how certain visual works, particularly photographs, graphic artworks, and illustrations, are monetized, enforced, and registered under the […]
Tags: Call to arms, copyright, Seeking comments