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Good idea? http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202602403691&slreturn=20130506113929

This a bizarre tale of tog just protecting his copyright but ended up in a weird place. It doesn't help that both parties are local to Houston hehehe. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/25/photographer-threatened-with-lawsuit-after-protecting-his-copyright/

Photographers pay attention - Protect your images. This is good information to share with the non-creators you work with. http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/brands-pinterest-breaking-law/233038/

The web is buzzing but where are the visual artists ? What will SOPA do for us? Will it harm us or help us?

Just thought I'd share and mention that you guys should try to get 50%. http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/American-artists-must-fight-for-resale-rights/24260 Don't be the low end of the totem pole.  Value yourself and your work.

For those unfamiliar with this saying, a more accurate question would be "Do your actions match your words? I was at small social gathering when a friend on mine mentioned all the great movies he has seen recently. He liked them so much that he made multiple copies of each and...

A dialog with Seth Resnick, photographer, industry expert, consultant and price advisor.

Recently, I was looking at a comprehensive report published last year on the alleged state of the UK photographic industry. It's called the British Photographic Council Industry Survey and in an accompanying press release headlines the benefits of retaining copyright.

I recently found out that a 25 year old photograph of mine was included in a dvd version of a music history documentary film. I don't have my copyright registered on the photo and the dvd has already been distributed on a global basis, so I don't suppose I can even request to be...

For companies working with images in their day-to-day business - such as print providers dealing with graphics for a P-O-P project, for example - they must be certain those images are indeed free and clear to work with. No print providers want to go through the legal hassles and expenses that can arise if it's found that a project comprises images whose copyright has been infringed. Not only will it be difficult to collect payment from a client being sued for copyright infringement, but the print provider himself may find that he, too, is implicated in a lawsuit.

Some food for thought: I was wondering what many of you feel about registering (if applicable in your country) your copyrighted work prior to any publishing or licensing agreement(s)? Is it worth the effort to you and if so why? Would you consider charging a client copyright...