copyright

    How to digitise your signature and watermark your photos with a one-click action in Photoshop
    Feb 9, 2022 John Aldred

    Whether you love them or hate them, watermarks are a thing and some people want it to be a bit more personal than just a…

    Russian movie accused of stealing “Human Christmas Tree” photo idea for its marketing poster
    Jan 31, 2022 John Aldred

    We see almost daily reports of photographers having their work stolen and reproduced elsewhere without permission and against their wishes. But it’s not often that…

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    Stock photos of AI-generated humans are available for licensing for the first time
    Jan 6, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Images of AI-generated humans aren’t exactly a new concept. But now, they’re available for licensing for the first time ever. VAIsual and PantherMedia have announced…

    A student plagiarized an African artist. Then his work was exhibited at the Milan Photo Festival
    Oct 13, 2021 Allen Murabayashi

    In 2014, curator Simon Njami engaged Ethiopian artist-photographer Aïda Muluneh to interpret Dante’s Inferno for an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art entitled The…

    Photographer calls out TikToker Charli D’Amelio over “stealing his photos” for her book
    Sep 9, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    A super-star of TikTok, Charli D’Amelio, published her first book in December last year. However, it looks like some photos in it were used without…

    Universal’s reach extends beyond earth – claims copyright ownership of the moon
    Aug 27, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

      If you share a video on social media and it contains someone else’s copyrighted work, you’re bound to get a claim from the content…

    Capcom sued by photographer for $12 million for using her photos in over 200 infringements
    Jun 7, 2021 John Aldred

    There’s a big myth out there that if you “alter” a portion of an image, the image is longer subject to copyright laws. Crop it…

    Helsinki City Museum shares over 65 000 images online for free use
    Apr 29, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Helsinki City Museum has digitized a collection of over 65,000 photos. They are all available online and free to download and use. You can find…

    Don’t sell photos with “I LOVE NY” logo in them or New York state will sue you
    Apr 23, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Even if you don’t live in New York, even in the USA, you’ve seen the iconic “I ❤ NY” logo on various objects. And if…

    YouTube now tells you immediately if your video failed copyright or monetisation checks
    Mar 18, 2021 John Aldred

    I noticed something changed on my YouTube account a couple of months ago. It’s a new “Checks” feature, and it seems to have now rolled…