Have a stolen photograph? Have you ever found out your photo was published on a website, a blog or a social media fanpage without permission? If something is available online, it does not necessarily mean that it’s “for free”, however this is the explanation you most often hear [...]
Go to part 1 There is no international copyright law or copyright protection that protects the artwork worldwide. Fortunately, the Berne Convention, its principles, standards and rules became a framework for copyright law. Countries are obliged to meet the convention’s minimum standards, however they are free to go further in [...]
We are living in digital era. When a photo is published, it may be immediately seen all over the world. The easier it gets to steal a photograph, the more we should try to protect it. But how to do it, if there is no unified, international copyright law? The common ground [...]
After 180 years of discussion, ever since Louis Daguerre – the founding father of photography, has taken a shot of ‘Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 8 in the morning’ hardly anybody asked this question again: can a photograph be art? And if yes, what about photographer copyright? Whether and how to protect photos? © [...]
