Archive for March 2009

18 Mar, 2009 | Posted by: photosource




WEAKNESSES OF COPYRIGHT Survey shows photographers face increasing pressure over copyright - British professional photographers are coming under increasing pressure to hand over their rights, with those working in the editorial markets hardest hit, according to a new industry-wide report into the photography sector.
http://copyrightaction.com/forum/survey-shows-photographers-face-increasing-pressure-over-copyright


STOP USING THAT PHOTO! Judge Orders Injunction to Stop Potential Copyright Infringement. Litigating a copyright infringement claim can take months or even years. In the meantime, the copyright owner may request a court to issue a temporary restraining order ("TRO") for 10 days and then a Preliminary Injunction (both of which are "equitable," rather than legal, remedies) to prevent the continued use of the copyrighted work.
http://www.photoattorney.com/2009/03/judge-orders-injunction-to-stop.html


LOOK BUT DON’T PHOTOGRAPH. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has lent to The University of Texas at Austin 28 middle to late 20th century sculptures that have been installed across the campus as part of the university's public art program. While you can look at the sculptures, you are not supposed to touch or photograph them.
http://www.photoattorney.com/2009/03/photography-not-allowed-26-photos-of.html
TAKEAWAY. A bureaucrat’s dream. But restricting the free flow of information in a democratic society is seldom the Copyright’s Law attempt.


COPYCAT OR DERIVATIVE? AP Files Counter Lawsuit Against Obama Poster Artist. The Associated Press filed a counter lawsuit against the Barack Obama poster artist Shepard Fairey in federal court in Manhattan claiming that the artist and his companies were "fully aware that the AP photo Fairey based his iconic Obama poster upon was a copyrighted image," and that the artist "misappropriated AP's rights to their photograph without giving notice, credit, or compensation."
http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/03/aplawsuit.html


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11 Mar, 2009 | Posted by: photosource



MASH-UPS NOT
UK opposes copyright exemptions for mash-ups - There should be no new exemption from copyright law for users' adaptations of copyright-protected content, the UK Government has said. User-created content can include individuals' use of professionally-produced music, film, video or images for a new or different purpose to the original. To create such an exemption for user-generated content would ignore the rights of content creators, it said. http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=9838


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03 Mar, 2009 | Posted by: photosource



USING WATERMARKS AS YOUR TRADEMARK. Reaching new audiences and generating new client opportunities through effective watermarkeing..
http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2009/02/25/marketing-through-infringed-photos-with-watermarks/#more-910

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