Copyright law is often misinterpreted. We heard legends about people using pictures which do not belong to them. Make sure you do not make these common mistakes. © g-stockstudio Stealing photos is easy but it should not escape unseen. Ignorantia legis non excusat – ignorance of the law is not an [...]
Every photographer should not only know how to take pictures but also how to take good care of them once they are published. Read our guide with professional tips! Know your basic rights Copyright is something you do not apply for. Unless you signed a specific legal agreement, once you create an [...]
The vast ocean of the Internet can be both a blessing and a curse at the same time. You may find there everything you are looking for and… even more. It might be the unmeasurable space or the illusion of being anonymous which very often lead to some abusive practices. Don’t be surprised if you [...]
Do you think you have it all under control? Are you sure you receive all the money that you deserve from your copyrights? Find out! ©almagamui PhotoClaim: How often do you check if your photos are not getting stolen? Photographer: Hey, why would you even ask? I’m a [...]
Copyright is currently classified among the most basic rights which shall be granted to anyone creating art, but it was not always the case. Let's go on a short journey back to the ancient times to see if the first artists had any clue about such a term. Then we [...]
Holiday destination. A place which most people usually associate with sandy beaches and the Black Sea. Why link it with copyright infringements? Find the answer in the next couple of paragraphs. © sdecoret For landscape photographers, Bulgaria used to be a spot [...]
Receiving a letter usually comes as a positive surprise. After all, who writes letters in the 21st century? Attorneys, busy with tracking employment and copyright law violations, still do (although, nowadays, they usually send those via e-mails)! And it is their correspondence which recently raised a lot of controversies among [...]
So here is a scenario: your photo was stolen and you want to do something about it. Let's assume that you send a message to photo infringers with a request to remove it from their website – most probably they won't even respond. But if they do – brace yourselves. You wouldn’t believe [...]
Photographer Catherine McGann filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bruno Mars and his record label, Warner Music, after the singer posted a childhood photo of himself on Instagram and other social media platforms. Photo by Gallks Over 1,2 milion That is how many times the photo [...]
Each country of the European Union has its own legislation system, and consequently its own copyright law. However, these systems are highly unified and the basic copyright laws are very similar in each member state. Therefore, in this article we will describe these similarities and name them EU copyright, in contrast, for example, to [...]
