“Free” labor is readily available to employers in today’s economy. This is especially so within the advertising, publishing and media fields. Such “free” laborers are often called “interns”. Unlike in years past however, many of them rather than being college students working for school credit, are people who have been fired/terminated/let go from jobs paying […]
The individual copyright holder whether a photographer, illustrator, or multi national corporation and regardless of the size of the claim, is required by law to have a copyright case heard in Federal Court and Federal Court only. Unlike many state and local courts, which have different procedures for cases of different types and magnitudes, Federal […]
Back into Action
Feb 3
Hey All- Jack is just back from speaking in Manila at PhotoWorld Asia and Ed has been neck deep in cases, so this blog has blogged down in the last month. But we’re both back and will be posting again this month. There have been some interesting “issues” that have come up. Stay tuned. Jack […]
Have a Happy!
Dec 24
A Happy Holiday, Joyous Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Wonderful Kwanza, a Healthy New Year, and a Festive Festivus (for the rest of us) to all from Ed and Jack.
We’re at it again, going on the road. Taking our act to the Hallmark Photography School in Turner’s Fall, MA this Friday. We will filling the students heads with copyright, legal, and practical issues that face photographers today. What is usually the most fun are the Q&A sessions when we interact with the students. We […]
It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed our columns or attended our lectures, that amateurs have helped to kill off professional photographers, especially photojournalists. CNN has now joined a laundry list of other publications (yes, TV networks are publishers publishing content) in swapping out the pros for the novices. See this […]
Hard as it is to believe, some artists and/or their agents or representatives have made some pretty crummy business decisions over the years. Deals that seemed great when the Pacers, Vegas and Mavericks ruled the highways now look about as desirable as those departed cars of the ’70s. The Copyright Act of 1976 can be […]
Switch Hitting
Oct 21
We often write, lecture, advise and scream about the importance of retaining your rights set forth in the Constitution of The United States, to enforce your copyrights. Our efforts span decades and have been made necessary by Agents and especially, stock agencies who have attempted to obtain those rights from you. They do so because […]
Goksin Sipahioglu
Oct 7
Perhaps lost in the wake of the passing of Steve Jobs was the loss of Goskin Siphhioglu. Our guess is that his name is known to 1% of maybe 1% of the American public…maybe. A noted photojournalist in his own right, he went on to found Sipa Press. Sipa was one of a handful of […]
Sorry for the length of this article, but it’s a subject that burns our behinds. We have written numerous articles concerning the giving away of intellectual property without receiving monetary compensation a/k/a “free of charge”. The theme of each prior post is that large media conglomerates are grabbing your intellectual property because all too many […]
