Articles filed in Copyright Info.
Photo Thievery is Upheld by Texas Supreme Court
Many of you know I’m a staunch supporter of photographers protecting the rights of their pictures. Creating images does not come cheap. Cameras are expensive, and computers to process those images are equally expensive. The time, effort, and money spent to get to locations are additional costs. All of this… Read More »
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Contact Your Reps to Support the CASE Act!
The CASE Act, legislation to help you protect the rights to your photographs or any other artwork, is about to be voted on. ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) states, “The House is set to vote on the CASE Act this week. There are currently 135 House co-sponsors but we… Read More »
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Photogs, Artists & All Creatives – Support the Case Act
A bit of history Copyright protection for your artwork is so important. It’s difficult enough making a living with photography or any creative endeavor without having to deal with people stealing your work. However, in today’s world, that’s what all creatives are faced with. I’ve always said that if I could… Read More »
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Google Supports Protecting Photographers’ Pictures
Google Supports Protecting Photographers’ Pictures One of the downsides to sharing your pictures on the web is how easy it is for them to go astray. With digital capture I’ve always said, “Easy come, easy go,” and that applies to the web as much as it does to photos on… Read More »
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Copyright Your Work and Support Copyright Alliance
For those—artists of any genre—interested in protecting their work, there is no better organization than the Copyright Alliance. All of our work is protected by a general copyright, but the Copyright Alliance has been working hard to make it easier to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office. Back… Read More »
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Copyright Your Pictures Now It’s Super Easy
I’ve been telling our NE Explorers since I began teaching, “You should copyright your pictures.” And now it’s so easy, a photographer would be crazy not to do it. All due to the new service called Binded. Even more unbelievable is the fact Binded’s service is free. Not the registration… Read More »
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Take Action Now Against Copyright Infringement
Professional Photographers of America reports 70% of professional photographers have dealt with copyright infringement. This is our chance to speak up! Sign up here to support a small claims process that will help protect your work and provide recourse if your work is stolen. Please visit Attention Copyright Owners Across… Read More »
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Protect Your Photography, Art, and Intellectual Property Copyright
I’ve never believed in the concept of the ‘starving artist.” Rather, I believe just because you want to be creative, there’s no reason you can’t make a decent living. I’m a firm believer in protecting my photographic copyrights and so should all others who aspire to be successful in the arts. You… Read More »
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Attention Copyright Owners Across America!
Join PPA’s Grassroots Action for Copyright Owners Across America Attention all artists—now is the time to speak up! Join PPA’s Grassroots Action Team in their effort to create positive change for copyright owners across America. Members of the House Judiciary Committee are working to create legislation for a small claims copyright process. This… Read More »
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US Copyright Reform for Photographers and Artists – Add Your Voice
US Copyright reform for photographers and artists is on the table and the American Society of Media Professionals is leading the charge. I recently added my voice to this debate and you can do the same. It doesn’t matter whether you are a some-time photographer, full-time photographer, or artist of… Read More »
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Join the Copyright Reform Debate Today at 3:00PM EST
Join the Copyright Reform Debate Today at 3:00PM EST. Below is the text from an email I received from my friends at the Copyright Alliance. These folks are fighting the war to protect our legal rights for the images we create. They have alerted me to a one-sided discussion taking… Read More »
Read article →Copyright Alliance Brings Us More News on Protecting Photos and Art
The Copyright Alliance has once again alerted me to another fight on the front of protecting your Intellectual Property Rights. Seems there are people out there that are hijacking TV and radio signals, capturing them and then repackaging the content to be sold to buyers on the Internet. This would be something… Read More »
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Calling All Photographers & Artists-Help Copyright Alliance Protect YOUR Copyright
Calling All Photographers & Artists-Help Copyright Alliance Protect YOUR Copyright. It’s time to put down your cameras, art brushes, sculpting clay and design tools for 15 minutes of business that will help you earn a better living at what you love to do. Photography & Art. I subscribe to a newsletter… Read More »
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Understanding the Issues of Stripping Contact Information From Your Photos
In my ongoing quest to end the stripping of Contact Information/Metadata from the photos we all share across the Internet, I’ve been reaching out to folks who have been working to bring attention to this problem much longer than I have. One of the Metadata/Contact Information heroes is a gentleman… Read More »
Read article →Orphan Works & Stripping Metadata/Contact Info From Your Photos Explained
I recently became aware of a podcast that does a great job of explaining the dangers of stripping Metadata/Contact Information from all of our photos posted to the web. Facebook is without a doubt the biggest offender. I’ve written a response to this Podcast that was originally going to be… Read More »
Read article →The Photographer’s Guide to Copyright – Free from PhotoShelter and ASMP
Dan is traveling at the moment, but he’d want to share this free guide we recently received from PhotoShelter and ASMP. Click the link to download The Photographer’s Guide to Copyright.
Read article →Battling to Preserve Your Photo Rights
As many of you know, I began a battle a few months ago to stop the world from removing photographer’s contact information from our photos when uploading images to the web. If you’re a photographer posting your pictures online to sites like Facebook, Flikr, LinkedIn etc., you should read these… Read More »
Read article →Instagram/Facebook Apologizes. Backs Off New Policy to Hijack Your Photos
Seems Facebook’s social media reach worked against them this time. You can read the apology from Instagram here. Yesterday, I was made aware of Instagram/Facebook’s (Facebook owns Instagram) new Terms and Conditions that stipulated posting any photos to the Instagram site gave Instagram all rights, commercial and otherwise, to those images forever.… Read More »
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