Photographer Loses Plagiarism Case Against Artist Who ‘Ripped Off’ Her Work
A court has ruled that an artist accused of copying a photographer's work did not commit plagiarism.
Is This Plagiarism or Crazy Coincidence in Landscape Photography?
It often happens that other photographers have a similar shot to yours. Especially in landscape photography, where there are lots of amazing locations where a lot of photographers go. Having a similar shot is often not really a problem -- most of the time these shots are still different because of light, conditions, and different compositions from the same spot.
Imitation vs. Copying in Photography: The Issue of Derivative Works
On Saturday, PetaPixel ran the story of a photographer whose photo had been imitated to a surprisingly thorough degree by a German ad agency. While a poll on that article suggested that a clear majority (~74%) of respondents saw it as unethical plagiarism, I thought I’d dig into the legal aspects a bit.
When Someone Copies Your Photo for Commercial Purposes…
At what point does something go beyond inspiration? Edward McGowan is a California based photographer who has an interesting situation in his hands.
When Someone Follows You Around the World to Copy Your Photos…
Jack Morris (@doyoutravel) and Lauren Bullen (@gypsea_lust) are both travel photographers and Instagram's favorite travel power couple! With a collective following of 2 million people, you can imagine they've developed quite a great following! Rightfully so, the work on their accounts are beautiful and they travel quite religiously.
Jasmine Star Accused of Plagiarism Yet Again
Wedding photographer Jasmine Star is probably still recovering from the first slew of plagiarism accusations leveled against her in 2013; however, it seems the saga is entering Episode II. The folks at Stop Stealing Photos are accusing Jasmine of another transgression.
Terry Richardson Says He Stands to Lose ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ in Gaga Case
Sob alert: Fashion/celebrity photographer Terry Richardson says he's likely to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars due to a recent ruling in a suit against Lady Gaga.
It’s All Been Done, Where Do We Go From Here?
Last year I received an email from a photographer acquaintance about some images I had recently shot. I had met this photographer a couple times at a few photography functions and was Facebook friends with him, but I didn’t really know this person well... who really knows all their Facebook friends these days?
Windows 8 to Offer Improvements in Photo and File Management
The Microsoft team tasked with building Windows 8 has published a blog post with various user suggestions they've decided to implement in the OS. A big thing they're focusing on is file management -- something that isn't usually touted as a "feature" but is important in day-to-day computer usage. One useful improvement is having the OS read the EXIF data in JPEG photos to automatically present the correct orientation.