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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Although this article is written with an American audience in mind, it speaks of relevant measures of ‘Safeguarding Artistic Ownership Around the World’ and how the UNESCO plays a role.
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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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Reputation Online did a survey on how agencies would deal with their ideas being stolen from unsuccessful pitches. The result was mostly notable for the all-round acknowledgement of the magnitude of the problem of ideas being ripped off from the pitches. Some suggestions on how to interact with the parties involved were listed, but mostly, [...]
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Thanks to Matthew Gingell for his feedback on Protected.CC - it is valuable considering his legal background. His complete write-up can be read on his blog here and here are some very relevant questions he raised on our previous post. We are working hard to ensure we address each one of those issues. An excerpt from his [...]
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Protect Your Creative Ideas Gone are the days of mailing our best work to ourselves, just to get a date stamp. Now you can assert your copyright in a secure, convenient and simple way.
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Protected.CC is here! We are here to keep your work yours. The synthesis of this idea and the implementation of it has been an incredibly exciting journey. Watch this space to see how we’re working hard to protect your work and bring you peace of mind!
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