First Draft News releases guide to eyewitness media and copyright law
First Draft News released a handbook Thursday with guidance for how journalists should deal with…
December 1, 2016
Copyright and fair use
9 questions for creating a copyright agreement
If someone is working for you and creating content, you need to reach an agreement…
September 19, 2016
Media must pay for South Carolina police shooting video
The New York Times reports that an Australian based "publicity and celebrity management company" representing Feidin…
April 17, 2015
Newspaper nabs website’s article, claims most of it is ‘public domain’
Decaturish The Newnan (Georgia) Times-Herald reproduced an article Dan Whisenhunt wrote for the Atlanta-area news…
May 14, 2014
News Genius editor explains annotating Newsweek’s entire Bitcoin article
As a startup devoted to reprinting and annotating lyrics, Rap Genius has an expansive view…
March 13, 2014
Who owns Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar selfie?
When Ellen DeGeneres granted the Associated Press a license to use the now famous selfie from…
March 3, 2014
In Pennsylvania and Alaska, a publisher takes infringement to another level
Near the end of last year, a small publishing company made a big bet: it…
January 31, 2014
Novel legal theories mingle in BuzzFeed photo suit
PaidContent Idaho photographer Kai Eiselein is suing BuzzFeed in U.S. District Court, claiming the site…
June 18, 2013
New fair use principles show how copyright can be journalism’s friend
Fair use is an area of copyright law that's often misunderstood -- and feared. Some…
June 7, 2013
NYT: Scroll Kit developer ‘is bragging’ about copyright infringement
Cody Brown | TechCrunch Cody Brown received a takedown request from The New York Times'…
May 22, 2013
Publications can no longer send photographers to Beyoncé shows
Fstoppers | Music Photographers Beyoncé won't allow publications to send their own photographers to concerts…
April 25, 2013
U.K. court: Meltwater doesn’t violate copyright
The Guardian | Politico The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled Wednesday that the…
April 17, 2013
Shepard Fairey gets probation for actions in AP photo case
Associated Press A New York judge has sentenced artist Shepard Fairey to two years of…
September 7, 2012
Portland Press Herald to pay woman for using photograph without permission
The Portland Press Herald will pay a woman $400 for publishing a photograph from her…
August 14, 2012
Study: Journalists’ lousy understanding of fair use leads to self-censorship
Social Science Research Network Few journalists understand the rules of fair use, but they often…
August 10, 2012
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