copyright
Artist steals a whole set of photos for his $15,500 commissioned installation
Dec 11, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
In 2015, the city of Calgary commissioned artist Derek Michael Besant $20,000 CAD (around $15,500 USD) for a public exhibit. Two years later, the exhibition…
Photographer sues Bruno Mars for sharing a childhood photo of himself on social media
Nov 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Most of us have posted childhood photos of ourselves on social networks. However, singer Bruno Mars is facing a lawsuit for doing it. Photographer Catherine…
Guitarist Brian May posts fan photo to Instagram, gets banned; bashes the fan
Nov 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
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…
CBS sues photographer for posting screenshots of 1958 TV show on social media
Nov 2, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
CBS Broadcasting has filed one of the most unusual lawsuits I’ve ever heard of. They are suing photojournalist Jon Tannen for copyright infringement because of…
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 –…
Photographer sues model Gigi Hadid over unpermitted instagram post
Sep 13, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Famous model Gigi Hadid is being sued for copyright infringement. Last week, Photographer Peter Cepeda filed a lawsuit against her because she posted his photo…
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
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…