There is no single narrative to how a copyright battle might pan out. Just within the narrow scope of copyright infringement in the photographic medium, one can discover several forms of legal tussles. TheyStoleMyWork brings forth some high-profile copyright infringement cases – one dealing with a historically important photograph and how NYTimes lays false claim [...]
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The ability to upload high-quality, full-size images onto Flickr is making it a popular spot for copyright thieves, it seems. Head over to ‘They Stole My Work‘ blog to see two recent examples of Flickr photos used for commercial purposes, allegedly without permission from the photographer.
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For anyone concerned with matters of copyright protection at an international level, this WIPO document on ‘Basic Notions of Copyright & Neighboring Rights’ would be highly relevant. This was the outcome of a roundtable on the issue in 1998 and remains an increasingly relevant topic more than a decade since.
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The old ways of copyright protection – for instance, sending legal notice to the offender – have lost meaning in the internet era. Easy duplication of files and anonymity online has made it necessary that copyright protection is enforced as a innovative and preventive measure, rather than a post-facto remedial one. There are some interesting [...]
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The ease of access to cheap technology has been to the detriment to those who generate original ideas – the better their work, the more likely it is to invite copy-cats. Digital copyright has become a hot topic to those who have much to lose and a non-issue for those who feel a sense of [...]
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