When copyright infringement keeps you awake at night, a solid strategy against it is needed. Learn from our experience and fight together with us! ©Canva Have the proof to prove your rights To start with, make sure you are always able to prove that the photo stolen online belongs to you. [...]
Introducing Success Stories by PhotoClaim! ’To Capture all the European capitals and raise global awareness of image theft‘, Nico Trinkhaus, PhotoClaim’s founder, talks about his goals and dreams. PhotoClaim: How old were you when you had the camera in your hands for the very first time? Nico Trinkhaus: Must have been [...]
Are you up to date with the copyright law? Today we share important information for all the Internet users, content creators and photographers. ©Jirapong Manustrong According to the European Court of Justice jurisdiction, Internet users are required to ask for a photographer’s permission before publishing their images, even if the pictures [...]
There is a certain set of activities which should be conducted after you use someone’s photo without their consent. Do you know how important it is to delete the image from the server? ©Canva Every single day we find hundreds of stolen photos online. Did you happen to use an image [...]
We have something quite big to share today! Over the last weeks, we have been keeping a close eye on our statistics as we knew something big was coming. And here we are… with 4 million euro regained for our photographers! ©joyseulay Every single day we monitor the Internet (and sometimes [...]
Living in the 21st century, we take certain things for granted. In the era in which the majority of Internet users can be called ’digital natives’, you may think that the idea of copyright should be crystal clear and respected. Yet, here is another case which will prove you wrong. ©Canva [...]
Today we are taking you on a beautiful journey to Ireland! Meet another member of our community of happy photographers. Stefan Schnebelt – a landscape photographer who also decided to put an end to his photos being stolen online. ©Stefan Schnebelt PASSION SHAPED BY GRANDFATHER Stefan’s interest in photography was sparked [...]
You might have come across this weirdly sounding name: Cease and Desist Notice, also called ‘Abmahnung’ in German. What does it stand for and what can it do for photography? Find the answer below. ©Canva In the era of growing image theft, the need for special tools to track images and [...]
The United States and Canada – neighbours but with different copyright rules for photos, books, paintings, music and all sorts of creative content. Get into the swing of the regulations in these parts of the world! @Canva THE BERNE CONVENTION FOR EVERYONE Let’s start with something that both countries have [...]
You might think that Unsplash is just another stock images service. Everything looks pretty legit, images are put into categories, all you have to do is register for free. But there is one thing which remains unclear – the copyrights of the pictures you are going to use. ©Canva A lot [...]
