Getty sues Stability AI for copying 12M photos

Every day I read photo news. It's not usually new camera gear, though that's fun stuff. I'm usually researching changes in laws, trends in media, copyright application, photography ethics in real time; I post about some of it here, but this article by Art Technical but Ashley Belanger brought together two issues I've been following....

Couple’s Engagement Photo Ends Up on Insane Erotic E-Book Cover, Lawsuits Ensue | Popular Photography

I am fascinated by this story.  This is a copyright horror story I have never thought up, and I'm notorious for being paranoid about copyright.  You gotta read it to believe it.  The article, not the e-book... Link below the awful book cover image. Couple’s Engagement Photo Ends Up on Insane Erotic E-Book Cover, Lawsuits...

Woooo boy: copyright issues

This tuesday I drove down to a lecture by the California Lawyers for the Arts on legal issues for artists. Primarily, I learned a lot about legal obligations in contracts for art, some about art estates, marketing, etc. The lawyer mentioned how important it was in a business plan to have good online marketing...but here's the thing: for photographers especially, that gets tricky. You post your images on facebook or flickr to get noticed and bring in business, but in the process ...(click link to see full post)

Maybe Turning the Tides?

I just read a really interesting court document about a photographer who sued over being arrested and had his property destroyed while photographing police in the public.  Photojournalist Mannie Garcia filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County police, claiming that he was photographing police responding to an incident involving two Hispanic men, and when the police saw...

THIS Is the Issue, Folks

I was just talking to my software trends class today (Artph 315. Check it out, I'll kick your metaphoric butt and teach you some cool stuff, too) about using facebook and other types of social media to post photos. THIS is why I don't use flickr, deviantart, or facebook to actually post pictures of my...

Hmmmm…Interesting

Saw this on Petapixel: Apple is constantly engaged in its fair share of courtroom battles, but its latest one hits a little closer to home for photographers. Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald has filed a lawsuit against Apple for using her “Eye Closeup” photograph to promote the 15-inch MacBook Pro’s Retina Display. Liewald claims that when...