You’d be surprised how many people have false information on their credit reports and don’t even know it. Of course, they find out pretty quickly when they try to get a car loan…
Continue readingMy Car Has Been Repossessed! What Now?
It happens more often than you might think. After months, and in some cases years, of making steady payments on a car, it might not…
Continue reading6 Ways To Spot A Predatory Debt Consolidation Offer
The vultures appear when an animal begins to struggle. It’s the same in lending and that’s what makes debt consolidation offers so dangerous. There are trusted and wholly reliable sources that consolidate debt but there are many predatory companies who sell their service as consolidation when it’s truly debt management. Consolidation versus management Loan consolidation […]
Continue readingThe Debt Collectors Won’t Stop Calling… Until You Do This
Across the country there are very strict regulations about when and how debt collectors can call individuals they believe to be in debt. Yet, debt collectors can be relentless and act outside the law, calling you at all hours of the day, threatening you and causing emotional distress to you and your family. How do […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Photographer Sues Budweiser for Copyright Infringement
R. Bradley Maule claims that the beer giant stole his unique photograph of the Philadelphia skyline, and used the photo in ads around the city, during Pope Francis’s 2015 visit.
By Stephanie Farr. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/Did-Budweiser-steal-artists-image-for-ads-during-Pope-visit.html
Popular Instagram Influencer Lifts and Alters Photographs
A Thai Air flight attendant shuts down her Instagram account, after facing backlash for stealing photographers’ images, inserting herself into them, and promoting her brand.
By Michael Zhang. PetaPixel.
http://petapixel.com/2017/01/02/thai-air-hostess-instagram-star-busted-shopping-stolen-pics
Photographer Faces Cyberbullying for Defending Her Copyright
Augusta, Georgia photographer faces the worst on social media, after calling out a popular Instagram influencer who used her photo without permission.
By Michael Zhang. PetaPixel.
https://petapixel.com/2017/01/10/photographer-gets-cyberbullied-defending-photo-copyright
Australian Photographer Sues Town Council for Copyright Infringement
Alyson Lewis claims that her Queensland locality misused her photograph and denied her any attribution or compensation.
By Helen Spelitis. Warwick Daily News.
www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/they-mutilated-my-work-photographer/3123752
Finnish Photographer Accuses Metallica of Copyright Infringement
Photographer Henri Käck claims that the American heavy metal band lifted one of his photos and used it in the group’s latest music video, ‘Murder One.’
By Tom Williams. Music Feeds.
UK Photographer Wins Copyright Battle Against Stock Photo Agency
Freelance photojournalist Eddie Mitchell wins settlement from UK-based image house Alamy, after the company obtained Mr. Mitchell’s aerial drone photo of a British schoolhouse fire and credited it to another photographer, and then sold the photo to news outlets for far less than Mr. Mitchell’s standard licensing rate.
By Freddy Mayhew. Press Gazette.