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’
" All facts, even comments by persons quoted in an article, are in the public…
May 14, 2014
News Genius editor explains annotating Newsweek’s entire Bitcoin article
Site's community "wanted to use and expose what they thought was incorrect reporting," Liz Fosslien…
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
No garden-variety plagiarism for Allen Total Media.
January 31, 2014
Novel legal theories mingle in BuzzFeed photo suit
"Contributory infringement" vs. "transformative listicle."
June 18, 2013
New fair use principles show how copyright can be journalism’s friend
The principles outline seven practical situations and explain how to handle them.
June 7, 2013
NYT: Scroll Kit developer ‘is bragging’ about copyright infringement
Cody Brown's site says it replicated "Snow Fall" in an hour.
May 22, 2013
Publications can no longer send photographers to Beyoncé shows
It's probably BuzzFeed's fault. What isn't?
April 25, 2013
U.K. court: Meltwater doesn’t violate copyright
Transatlantic copyright battle coming?
April 17, 2013
Portland Press Herald to pay woman for using photograph without permission
Editor says it was hard to find woman because name on her Flickr page was…
August 14, 2012
Study: Journalists’ lousy understanding of fair use leads to self-censorship
Amazingly, they often get it right despite knowing nothing.
August 10, 2012
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