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 […]
If you have the time and inclination, the upload of our webinar on TWiP’s Street Focus. Get it? Street photography, street focus. We like it. Anyway, here is the link. Check it out and let us know what ya’all think.
Svenson II
Apr 10
As we predicted, the NY appellate court has upheld the decision of the lower court in dismissing the claims of persons who were photographed without giving their written consent. See our original piece: One Size Does Not Fit All , for the basic facts. In this New York case, brought under the New York Civil […]
This article first appeared as one of our first “Copyright Zone” columns in Photoshop User Magazine. It remains one of our most requested columns. It’s about the still hot topic of photographing in public and semi-public places. By the way, the surprised monkey photo was shot in the wild in Africa, since we […]
If You Missed Our Webinar
Mar 26
If you’re kicking yourself because you missed our fabulous webinar on PhotoShelter yesterday “Copyright and Your Rights”, stop kicking right now. Here’s the link to view it. You just have to sign in with your email address (so they know you’re real and not a bot). Happy viewing. And if you have any questions, feel […]
Hey all – We’ll be doing a free live webinar on Wednesday May 25th from 4:00pm to 5:pm ET for PhotoShelter. I’m sure they’ll have it as a download later, but if you want to ask questions, experience it live. They have lots of room, but there is a limit they can have, so sign […]
Rather than subject you to more admittedly elegant legal and business advice from us, we’ve decided to offer up some of the wisdom of our clients, friends and associates. There is not a single “newbie” among them and they have the scars to prove it. If you have you own words of wisdom via the school […]
Catch Us On The Grid
Feb 26
We did our live Grid gig with Scott Kelby and RC Concepcion yesterday and I must say, one of us was brilliant. The other one was, well…… ok. You can catch the episode at any time on http://kelbytv.com/thegrid/ We’re the current video, episode 181. Seriously, as you can see by Scott and RC’s expressions below, […]
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