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YouTube partners with GoPro for VR content, hopes to support HDR video ‘soon’
Jan 9, 2016
Gannon Burgett
It looks like YouTube is getting extremely interested in up-and-coming video formats, including virtual reality (VR) and high dynamic range (HDR).
New York Public Library releases over 187K digitized works into the Public Domain
Jan 8, 2016
Gannon Burgett
If historic images are your cup of tea, The New York Public Library (NYPL) has brewed you up enough to make the Sons of Liberty…
Federal Judge Rules Famous Monkey Can’t Own Copyright on Selfies
Jan 7, 2016
Liron Samuels
An Indonesian monkey, a British photographer and a U.S. federal judge meet in San Francisco. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but that’s…
Richard Prince Finally Sued for Ripping Off an Instagram Photo
Jan 5, 2016
Liron Samuels
Back in May artist (and I use that term lightly in this case) Richard Prince enraged photographers worldwide when he took photos from Instagram, added…
Fuji X-Pro2 specs leaked: 273-point AF, Lossless RAW and 24.3MP X-Trans sensor
Jan 5, 2016
Gannon Burgett
After months of speculation, it appears a final list of detailed specs have leaked for Fujifilm’s upcoming successor to its X-Pro1 camera, the X-Pro2. And…
Instagram brings 3D Touch-like functionality to Android
Jan 4, 2016
Gannon Burgett
When Apple introduced its new iPhone lineup this past September one of the stand-out features was a display technology called ‘3D Touch.’ Designed to make…
Film beat out GoPros and drones as the best-selling photo gear on Amazon this holiday season
Dec 31, 2015
Gannon Burgett
Amazon has become the go-to place for holiday shopping. This year was no exception, with the Seattle-based web retailer raking in record numbers of Prime…
Two tourists arrested for flying drone above Vatican
Dec 30, 2015
Gannon Burgett
If there’s one place you shouldn’t be flying drones without permission, it’s over the Vatican. Two Israeli tourists learned this the hard way when local…
Fox News set to defend itself in court over use of 9/11 images on Facebook
Dec 30, 2015
Gannon Burgett
The news has become the news. January 11th, 2016, Fox News will battle it out in the courtroom against North Jersey Media Group, publisher of…
‘Do What the F*ck You Want’ is the image licensing option you’ve never heard of
Dec 29, 2015
Gannon Burgett
You’ve probably heard of the different variations of Creative Commons and Public Domain licenses. But did you know there are other, lesser known licenses available…