New Forum for Small Copyright Disputes Helps All Photographers and Creators Congress passed the CASE Act as part of the end-of-year omnibus and COVID-19 relief package, titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The bill will now go to the President’s desk for signature. There are two additional parts to this bill that you should …
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COPYRIGHT = $$$ Understanding how to put copyright to work for you is crucial to your success as a photographer. Learn what you need to succeed. Join us for this informative and entertaining program that will inspire and empower. Topics to be discussed will include: Why copyright registration matters What to do when your image …
Maria Pallante named as the new Register of Copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office. For more please go to https://briansmith.com/blog
The Copyright Action website details the ugly truth behind two possible changes to UK copyright laws. Going a step beyond the ugly-enough Orphan Works bill proposed in the U.S. last year, the British version essentially strips away rights of creators: “The quaint notion that the author alone has prime and inalienable rights over his/her own …
“Orphan Works” Legislation is currently floating around Congress and this legislation essentially gives pirates a free pass to S-T-E-A-L photographs if they can’t locate the creator. Simply put, my good friend former ASMP President Clem Spalding describes “Orphan Works” as “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers.” Orphan Works will essentially strip the guts out of Copyright protection …
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