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Stockbroker Thomas Hawk [Parody] Apologises To Photographer Jay Maisel For...
In common with all Internet photography specialists I have written extensively on the recent Jay Maisel – Andy Baio legal controversy. And like other leading copyright experts I have concluded that a...
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Boing!!! Cory Doctorow’s Daily Mail Copyright Clanger
Cory Doctorow: serious about copyright... Photo by Ed Schipul (CC BY-SA 2.0) Question: what do you call someone who campaigns for anyone to be allowed to publish a photographer’s work without...
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How Google Search By Image Helps Photographers Catch Copyright Crooks
Google’s display of EXIF metadata. Photo © Jeremy Nicholl 2011. All Rights Reserved. Professional photographers have rarely looked kindly on Google. The search engine giant has long been the first...
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Pinterest: A Broken Business Model
Not what Pinterest were expecting you to pin. And pin and pin and pin.... Fence [noun]: “a receiver of stolen goods” – Merriam Webster. “An individual who knowingly buys stolen property for later...
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How To Nuke Your Own Business: Steal A Photo
You’d think there’s enough evidence by now that stealing other people’s images is only for the truly dumb. Whether it’s one of the world’s largest news agencies facing a $123M copyright suit, a...
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US Olympics Photographer Embarrassed By Shiny Bum*
For the last week the interweb has been amusing itself mostly at the expense of Agence France Presse photographer Joe Klamar. Assigned to shoot the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit, the AFP...
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The Fat Cat Internet Defense League
“Make sure the internet never loses. Ever.” Last week saw the launch of the Internet Defense League, a self-appointed “loose coalition that shares a commitment to defending the Internet.” In a spot of...
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“A Business Model Gone Wild”: Day Of Reckoning Looms For Agence France Presse...
For Daniel Morel, Agence France Presse and Getty Images the end is nigh. Nearly four years after AFP stole the Haitian photographer’s iconic and award-winning images of the 2010 Port au Prince...
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The Real Cost Of Copyright Theft For Agence France Presse And Getty Images:...
Winners: Daniel Morel with attorney Joseph Baio, photographer Phyllis Galembo and attorney Emma James. Photo © Jeremy Nicholl The first thing one sees upon entering the New York Southern District...
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Agence France Presse And Getty Images Seek New Trial After Million Dollar...
Yes, you read that headline right. As predicted here, photo agency partners Agence France Presse and Getty Images, ordered in November to pay Haitian photojournalist Daniel Morel $1.22m for wilful...
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