If I were Shantanu Starick I would be a bit worried about the taxing authorities in my home country right about now. Starick achieved a degree of notoriety for the two years he set as a goal to spend zero actual currency, and instead exchanges his photographic services for good and services in return, hoping … Read more
What’s good for the goose is clearly not good for the gander. “Purchase” is not “license.” According to Time’s own website (here) ” We license Time Inc.’s peerless content, brands and products to partners in new businesses and emerging markets.” DEFINITION: Peerless adjective 1. having no equal; matchless; unrivaled. Synonyms: unmatched, unequaled; unique, unsurpassed. * … Read more
How much money are you losing when you’re not paid when the services are rendered, or even on time? There’s an old saying: “even the dumbest hooker knows they get paid up-front.” Setting aside the disparagement some of the purveyors of the oldest profession in the world, the sentiment of being paid up-front is obviously … Read more
For almost a year now, the website FUSEVISUAL has been doing insightful interviews of a number of photographers from around the world. Recently, I was interviewed (here), and found myself sharing a number of things with my interviewer, Cameron Davidson, I hadn’t intended to. I’ve been following the site for some time, and while some … Read more
On April 2, 2014 – Congress’ House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing titled Preservation and reuse of Copyrighted Works about orphan works, and asked for insights into matters regarding the need to preserve copyrighted works. Testimony was heard from the Library of Congress, Gregory Lukow, Chief, Packard Campus for … Read more
While rumors have been swirling for much of the day on Wednesday, the story about whether or not the storied camera store chain CalumetPhoto has filed for bankruptcy have come true. Calumetphoto.com LLC has voluntarily filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listed as case #14-08908 in the Northern District of Illinois United States Bankruptcy Court. The … Read more
Getty Images, a Carlysle Group (NASDAQ: CG) company, today, announced a “notice to terminate” their relationship with Flickr as a source of images. What was launched in March of 2009, when Getty’s editors were characterized by Flickr as “…inspired by the quality and creativity of our members….” (Building the Flickr Collection on Getty Images, 1/21/09) … Read more
The United States Copyright Office brought together stakeholders from across the spectrum of intellectual property producers and consumers to discuss various ways to approach the issue of orphaned works during two days of roundtable discussions Monday March 10th and Tuesday March 11th, 2014, held at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Almost six years … Read more
Much has been said about the decision by Getty Images to make available to editorial online outlets, over 35,000,000 images, for free. Well, free in the sense that you’re not spending any money to use the images. However, in exchange for this, you agree to allow Getty to track all the visitors to your website. … Read more
Every hear the National Press Photographers Association holds one of the best educational offerings around. A 3 day conference that rotates between three regions of the Northeast brings together many amazing speakers on a variety of subjects. From lighting to sound, motion to still, and, yes, business practices and copyright. Looking for feedback on your … Read more
