copyright

Mötley Crüe sued by photographers over merchandise image rights

Sep 8, 2016 John Aldred

Recently retired Mötley Crüe are being sued by legendary rock photographers Barry Levine and Neil Zlozower. Their work was slapped on all kinds of merchandise including…



Taylor Swift Wants To Hold Tech Companies Responsible for Piracy

Aug 25, 2016 JP Danko

The use of copyrighted material without permission (aka piracy) gets a lot of attention in the music industry, but those of us who earn income…



Plagiarism is for Amateurs

Aug 25, 2016 Missy Mwac

I’m fussy today. And it’s not because I ran out of coffee; it’s not because I didn’t get a proper night’s sleep, and it’s not…



Jasmine Star busted for copying inspirational posts. again

Aug 23, 2016 Udi Tirosh

About three years ago, Jasmine Star was busted for copying content from various photography bloggers around the web. It was so bad that Jasmine’s speaking slot on…



It ain’t over till the fat monkey sings – PETA appeals that monkey should own the photo

Aug 15, 2016 Udi Tirosh

remember that monkey who took a selfie and then PETA claimed it owned the copyrights for that selfie? And remember that the federal court ruled that…



I’m Giving my images for free

Aug 2, 2016 Samuel Zeller

I’m a professional full-time photographer and I choose to let people download and use 95% of my images (even commercially), here’s why. Who am I…



Giving credit where credit is due. Why is it so important to credit the artist?

Jun 16, 2016 Vlada Haggerty

I work in the beauty industry and mainly use Instagram to promote my work, so I run into this problem a lot. This blog post…



Getty files Copyright suit over stolen photo resale scheme on Facebook

Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

Getty Images has filed a copyright infringement suit against Ohio man, Walter A. Kowalczuk for allegedly downloading as many as 3,400 high resolution images from…



Best Practices To Protect Your Photography Copyright and Pursue Infringement

Jun 15, 2016 JP Danko

I have been using Pixsy for a while now to keep track of copyright infringement of my photography and where possible, pursue payments. Having worked…



A Rapper Stole a Photo, and It’s More Complicated Than That

May 4, 2016 Allen Murabayashi

Detroit-born rapper Danny Brown recently caused a ruckus when he posted an image taken in Melbourne by Michelle Grace Hunder to Instagram without permission. The…