Legal Issues
Koons - fair use or copyright infringement
Was it copyright infringement or fair use? Learn what the court said.
PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) recently released an interesting follow up article highlighting a court case where fair use and copyright infringement were at the center of the legal battle. I am honestly surprised at the courts decision but...
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NEC creates copyright alarm
NEC enables copyright violators with new camera phone scanning software.
Does the new camera phone software created by NEC create copyright issues? According to a newscientist article published this month might be a concern. NEC and Nara Institute of Science Technology have created an advanced Optical Character Recognition or (OCR)...
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Rights: Trademark Representation
Certain photographs submitted to Fotolia are not accepted because they contain company trade marks and intellectually property which are strictly regulated by the patent laws. To help inform you about trademarks and intellectual property Fotolia suggests the following advice, precautions,...
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Net Operating Loss and Your Photography Business
With tax season here I thought you might enjoy this little bit of tax information. As a photographer you just might be able to get a refund from prior or future years.
Running your own business is no easy task and some years no matter how hard you try the company suffers a loss. As a photographer these losses can be detrimental for many years. I found an article that discusses how...
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Copyright Protection or Abandonment
Did you know that you might lose your copyright protection? The US Government is currently reviewing ideas that just might cut off your copyrights and place your work in public domain.
You may not be aware of it right now but the current copyright law is under official review by the US Government. The issue at hand is directly related to a phrase called “Orphaned Works”. Orphaned works are creative works...
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Copyright Law
This article is a brief overview of the Copyright Act of 1976 as it applies to photographers today.
The purpose of this article is to educate photographers and the general public about the current issues of copyright law. Additional detailed material may be located from the ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers, inc). The Copyright Act of 1976...
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Model Release
You enjoy taking pictures and love hearing the praise of others. At some point you might even try to sell your images. Selling your work for commercial purposes opens the doors to great financial reward but also includes new challeges...
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