Leading photo associations urge Congress to amend legislastion
The SAA (Stock Artists Alliance) have just released the following statement regarding the Orphan Works bills S2913 and HR5889:
A growing chorus of concern, even outrage, about the current Orphan Works legislation demonstrates the importance of this issue for most photographers and other visual artists.
Meantime, representatives from organizations that include the largest share of U.S. advertising, editorial and stock photographers have been meeting with members of Congress and key staff. Their discussions have focused on seeking solutions for the problems of unidentified creative works and missing creators, while preserving constitutional protections for intellectual property.
Read the full release here SAA.
Photographer awarded $12 million in copyright infringement case
Liz Ordonez-Dawes, an accomplished architectural and interior design photographer, recently was awarded more than $12 million dollars for copyright infringement of seven photographs. In brief, the court found that the defendants distributed Ms. Ordonez-Dawes’ photos of high-end houses to various third parties for advertisements to sell the houses without authority and with knowledge that such act constituted copyright infringement. The court’s Order provides some background of the case as well as the calculation of damages.
Read the full article on the Photo Attorney blog.
Examaid question of the week #7
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When you assign a color profile to a document, which of the following statements applies?
a. Appearance and numbers are altered
b. Appearance and numbers are preserved
c. Appearance is preserved and numbers are altered
d. Appearance is altered and numbers are preserved
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