Posted on April 5, 2010 by sherene
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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Posted on February 23, 2010 by sherene
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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Posted on November 18, 2009 by sherene
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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Posted on November 11, 2009 by sherene
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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Posted on November 8, 2009 by sherene
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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Posted on October 19, 2009 by sherene
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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Posted on October 18, 2009 by protectedcc
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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