“Manuel Garcia — has now moved to intervene in the action, claiming that he — and not the Associated Press — is the owner of the copyright in the photograph.” Mannie Garcia has finally intervened in the lawsuits surrounding the famous Barack Obama Campaign Posters [1] According to A Photo Editor [...]
Jul 17, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Barck Obama, copyright, lawsuits, Mannie Garcia, Obey Giant Art Inc, Shepard Fairey, The Associated Press | Leave A Comment »
The hypocrisy and greed of these corporations is astounding.
Jun 21, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: ABC, AMPTP, Art, artists, Ben Silverman, Bob Iger, Business, CBS, comedy, commerce, copyright, Daily Show, Disney, Fox, intellectual property, Les Moonves, NBC, photographer, photography, Rupert Murdoch, satire, Sumner Redstone, Viacom, WGA, writers strike | Leave A Comment »
You know the sad thing is that, at least in photography, there are plenty of photographers who cave in to this crap.
Jun 02, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Art, artists, Business, Business Of Photography, clients, commerce, copyright, creative, creative industry, intellectual property, vendors, work for exposure, work for free | Leave A Comment »
Just like Fagen from Oliver Twist, Google will ” adopt” the orphans, give them a place to stay, and then put’em to work earning money by taking it from who it rightfully belongs.
May 11, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: anti-trust laws, copyright, Google, infringement, monopoly, Orphan Works | Leave A Comment »
Like many of us, Annie Leibovitz is having tough financial times[1]. As anyone in her position, Ms. Leibovitz needed some cash in the form of a loan. What did she have of value to put up as collateral? Her copyrights. [2] At
Feb 27, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Business, Business Of Photography, copyright | Leave A Comment »
Facebook’s terms of use are still unreasonably greedy and as such I’m careful about what I’m willing to post there.
Feb 26, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Business, Business Of Photography, copyright, Facebook, photography | Leave A Comment »
…a student stated that he could use someones work if it was ” changed” into a new and different piece of work. What he was was talking about was creating a “derivative work” based on another persons copyrighted work.
Feb 10, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Barck Obama, Business Of Photography, copyright, derivative work, fair use, Manie Garcia, Shepard Fairey | 3 Comments »
As I tell students in my business of photography classes; in the business of photography if you don’t have your copyright, you’ve got nothing.
Feb 09, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Business Of Photography, copyright, fair use, Washington DC | 1 Comment »
On January 14, I received an e-mail inviting me to submit my thoughts and ideas directly to our newly elected President. The cynic in me, especially when considering our government, thought “why waste my time” however it felt encouraging that this was an opportunity for everyday people, not just high powered
Jan 16, 2009 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: copyright, copyright infringemnt, copyright issues, economy, H.R. 5889, intellectual property, legislation, Orphan Works, orphan works bill, S.2913, work force | Leave A Comment »
A classic rant by the prolific and award winning writer, Harlan Ellison. Not for those easily offended by coarse language. Replace the word “writer” with “photographer”. I wish more photographers had his attitude. Who the heck is
Jun 18, 2008 | Categories: Free Photography Tips | Tags: Business, Business Of Photography, copyright, Harlan Ellison, professional photography | 3 Comments »
