copyright
Guitarist Brian May posts fan photo to Instagram, gets banned; bashes the fan
Nov 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Queen guitarist Brian May recently faced an Instagram ban after he posted someone else’s image without the permission or credits. The ban seems to have…
Is “Copyright Troll” A Thing Now?
Oct 28, 2017
JP Danko
We recently published the account of Internet “entrepreneur” Dan DaSilva who was successfully sued for $27,000 (plus $10,000 in court fees) by a photographer over…
Internet “entrepreneur” shocked that copyright owner sued him for stealing their work
Oct 19, 2017
John Aldred
This is one of those stories you couldn’t make up if you tried. Most people, especially content creators, such as those with YouTube followings of…
Is It Ethical To Sue Over Copyright Infringement?
Sep 23, 2017
JP Danko
I have been using an online service called Pixsy to identify and secure payment for the unauthorized use of my work for a while now –…
Turn your signature into your own personal watermark brush for your photos
Sep 6, 2017
John Aldred
Watermarks are a hotly debated topic. There are lots of good, and some silly, arguments both for and against them. But it’s funny how nobody…
Google proposes solution that makes watermarks more difficult to remove
Aug 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Google’s recent research has shown that an algorithm can easily remove watermarks automatically, making the images vulnerable to unauthorized use. In their latest paper, they…
Photographer sues Trump Organization for copyright infringement
Jun 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Julie Dermansky, a New Orleans-based photojournalist, is suing Trump Organization for using her photo without permission. They used the photo on their website, as well…
India requires license for photographers so they don’t “pester” visitors in protected monuments
Jun 2, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Have you already been to India and photographed Taj Mahal and other famous monuments? If you haven’t, from now on you may need a license…
Photographer Souvid Datta admits plagiarizing the work of Mary Ellen Mark
May 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Imitation can be a form of learning, and using other people’s photos to create something new is perfectly fine. But when one awarded photographer takes…
Here are four ways to find your stolen photos online
Apr 28, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you are a good photographer and you upload your photos online, it’s inevitable that someone will steal them at some point. Although it’s in…