copyright
Nvidia trains AI to remove noise and watermarks by looking only at corrupted photos
Jul 10, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are different ways to remove or reduce noise, and there are also ways of removing watermarks from images. But Nvidia has recently introduced a…
Virginia court rules that stealing photographs for commercial websites is “fair use”
Jul 2, 2018
John Aldred
Well, this one has some potentially scary consequences for photographers rights, as well as other copyright holders. The case involves an image created by photographer…
Man files $3 million lawsuit against Pornhub for using his selfie in an ad
Jun 12, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In the era of the internet, it’s not at all uncommon to find your photos used by someone else without your permission. This happened to…
Record label blasts photographer after stealing her photographs
Apr 30, 2018
John Aldred
Copyright infringement is all too common these days. It seems especially so in the music industry. One would think that fellow creatives, like musicians, would…
Is Flickr Still A Relevant Social Media Outlet? Yes – and You Should Use It!
Apr 22, 2018
JP Danko
Years ago I had a Flickr account – I didn’t use it much and it languished in oblivion until at some point Flickr deleted it….
Signili Review – Invisible Digital Watermark to Protect Your Photos from Copyright Infringement
Apr 15, 2018
JP Danko
If you share your photography online, you know that your images will be re-distributed and re-published without your permission. If you are a professional photographer,…
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…
Fake video tutorial exposes photographers’ hypocrisy about copyright
Mar 7, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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 Kalinin
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…
Photographer sues Bruno Mars for sharing a childhood photo of himself on social media
Nov 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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…