copyright
Copyright – 20 Things Photographers Need To Know About Intellectual Property Law
Mar 21, 2018
JP Danko
Copyright and intellectual property law are the foundations of the photography industry and all other creative business. However, it is shocking how misunderstood (and strangely…
Blockchain Copyright Protection – A Viable Solution To Prove Ownership of Creative Works?
Mar 17, 2018
JP Danko
Everywhere you look in the tech scene at the moment ‘blockchain’ and ‘ICO’ are the hot topics. Investors are throwing millions of dollars to anyone…
Fake video tutorial exposes photographers’ hypocrisy about copyright
Mar 7, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
You probably remember the recent copyright violation scandal involving Canon and landscape photographer Elia Locardi. He and the guys from FStoppers decided to tackle piracy…
Court orders Canon Italia to remove Elia Locardi’s image from their social media pages
Mar 1, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Back in January, Canon Italia posted a photo without credit (and shot on a Fuji) on their Instagram and Facebook. The response from the community…
“View Image” button is now removed from Google Image Search
Feb 16, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
A few days ago, Getty and Google announced the upcoming changes as a result of a licensing deal. The announced changes have arrived, and now…
Google changes Image Search to protect copyright of Getty photographers
Feb 9, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
It’s been almost two years since Getty Images filed a lawsuit against Google. But today, Getty has announced that the two companies have reached an…
U.S. Copyright Office proposes new copyright registration rules for groups of photos
Jan 26, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
From 20 February 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office is implementing new rules that affect the way groups of photos are registered. So, if you register…
The owner of famous Grumpy Cat awarded over $700,000 in a copyright infringement lawsuit
Jan 25, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
I guess we all know the viral Grumpy Cat, the spirit animal of many of us (especially on Monday mornings). In 2015, a beverage company…
Imatag adds invisible watermarks to your photos to protect them from being stolen
Dec 22, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
A recent research from Google has demonstrated that an algorithm can remove watermarks from photos in no time. Because of this, adding visible watermarks to…
Tether Tools apologizes for unknowingly using a photo without permission
Dec 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
It’s not rare that we hear of companies using images without permission. But Tether Tools have recently set an example what a company should do…