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Article on "fair use" claims by infringers
Photo pirates, when sued, invariably claim their misuse is allowed under the 'fair use' criteria. Article has intelligent discussion of fair use doctrine, including summaries and cites to important recent cases. Useful info and guidance for photographers and people who hire them or buy photos from them. http://www.pdnonline.com/photography-bu … 0050919%20(1)&utm_content= May 09 19 12:06 pm Link Thanks for the link It was good to see Russell Brammer vs. Violent Hues Productions, 2017 and 2019 was overturned in April The Montana ruling sucks. THe ruling indicates that nearly any text added to a photograph would be transformative. Thus any politician or commercial company could transfer an image by adding their stuff to it. May 12 19 11:54 am Link I am gping to add into the thread, the article on two recent 9-0 SCOTUS rulings http://thecopyrightzone.com/?p=1954 "Avoid posting or using it anywhere until at least after registration and preferably after you have your registration in hand. " May 12 19 02:43 pm Link Hunter GWPB wrote: How is that an issue? That just makes it a derivative work and they still need permission to create the derivative work. Jun 08 19 07:16 pm Link Mikey McMichaels wrote: How is what an issue? Care to be more specific in your question? Jun 09 19 12:01 pm Link How important copyright is to each of us is a personal matter. As an amateur, I don't let the fear of copyright infringers stop me from sharing what I wish to share on the web. I can also appreciate how the abuse of copyrighted works would be seen completely differently by creative professionals. In comparison to what's on show on Model Mayhem, my photography isn't at a level that warrants my losing any sleep over copyright. If someone unlawfully uses a photograph of mine and I found out about it, what then? 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Photos & Copyright http://blog.kunvay.com/5-facts-you-didn … copyright/ Jun 12 19 12:24 am Link |
