This week's news items take place a little closer to home (if you live in Canada). Artists, including photographers, own the images that they make. However, there is a limit to what a photographer is able to capture and protect. Here are two examples that occurred in Canada this past week...
Read MoreYou Could Be Sued For Posting Your Own Image, But You're Probably Not Famous Enough
If you’re into sharing images online - read this to help you avoid trouble. When it comes to re-posting images that you didn’t make yourself, there are many subtleties and complexities. But they boil down to this...Click on the link to visit the website.
Read MoreIntellectual Property, Copyright Law & Monkey Selfies
A couple of years ago, a photographer was in the Indonesian rain-forest taking pictures of macaques. He setup his camera to enable the macaques to make their own pictures and then he was sued by the monkey for ownership of the photos.
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