It’s critical to protect your copyrighted work, especially in this era of social media, as UK music photographer John McMurtrie explains it. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/05/04/photographer-vs-internet
Freelance aerial photographer Eddie Mitchell claims that the media company embedded his tweeted photo in a news article, without permission. By DL Cade. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/05/01/uk-photographer-sues-sky-news-embedding-photo-tweet-article
UK-based photo agency Xposure Photos alleges that the reality TV star removed the agency’s watermark and posted the photo on Instagram, sharing it with her
Illustrator Amy Sullivan’s registered artwork was infringed upon by global health products supplier Flora, in multiple advertising campaigns. By Steven Elbow. The Capital Times. www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_0780f5a3-f287-5d64-a368-751c536175cb.html
Marie Claire and Estée Lauder-owned Bumble and bumble shared Pennsylvania photographer James Jollay’s image with nearly 1 million Instagram followers, without credit or compensation. By James Jollay.
Action photographer Jeffrey R. Werner alleges that Barcroft Media, Ltd. and Valnet Inc. used his registered photos without permission. By Wadi Reformado. Northern California Record. http://norcalrecord.com/stories/511102728-photographer-claims-barcroft-media-valnet-unlawfully-used-photos
Thoroughbred racing lensmen contend with an increasingly competitive and expensive bid to protect their copyrighted photographs. By Sarah Radford. Horse & Hound. www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/equestrian-photograph-copyright-theft-617064
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds that website moderators may have the ability to screen for copyrighted content, thus limiting site operators’ DMCA safe-harbor
San Francisco-based freelancer Paige K. Parsons claims that singer Erykah Badu and her representatives, including Universal Music Group, used Parsons’s copyrighted photo without permission. By Rebecca
