Saw this on The Week about bands suing politicians for using their songs without permission. Apparently libertarian Ron Paul has been blasting Rush songs at his rallies without first obtaining the rights. And he’s not the first. There’s a long string of recent incidents, including a whole bunch by repeat offender John McCain, who used [...]
APA just put out this press release – read below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2010
APA ALERT!
Do you have images with Corbis?
Did you sign the Corbis Copyright Assignment Affirmation Declaration?
If so, you may have invalid copyright registrations.
Last week, Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, issued a summary judgment [...]
Just a few days ago I spoke with a photo assistant who’s identity he/she asked not be revealed. After getting her/his BFA in Photography she/he worked for a photographer in Savannah, GA for about 6 months before moving to LA. Once in LA she/he began working for a catering company and trying to find assisting [...]
When I read the internship piece in PDN last month, wherein attorney Alan Koral explained that unpaid interns are pretty much illegal in for-profit businesses, I thought, “Well, that may be the law, but no one enforces it, so who cares?” Turns out, federal and state governments are starting to enforce it.
Recent experience and a conversation I had in the last week with an Art Buyer who has left the advertising world, has revealed what I already thought to be true: The Legal Departments of Advertising Agencies refuse to re-work boiler plate contracts that are used on P.O.’s between the advertising agency and the photographer.
It’s not [...]
There is a great post up on Photoshelter’s blog
I recently attended a lecture by intellectual property attorneys Matt Henderson and Shawn Kachmar, and picked up an interesting tidbit about registering groups of photos.
According to today’s New York Times:
Federal and state officials, many facing record budget deficits, are starting to aggressively pursue companies that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors…
Shame on Canon, Vimeo, Vincent LaForet and all the judges for supporting a contest in which all owners of copyright of video submissions have to agree to transfer their copyright to Canon.