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A photographer has sued Google for copyright infringement alleging that YouTube failed to remove his unauthorized images from the website.

A court has ruled that Harvard University can be sued over a series of photographs that depict enslaved people by a woman who is a descendent of the subjects.

A group of United States senators has written a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department advocating that the country should follow the European Union's decision to force all electronics manufacturers to adopt a common charging cable.

The New York State Senate has passed S8369B, colloquially known as the "Freelance isn't Free" act, which guarantees that any freelancer hired by a company must be provided a written contract with a stated pay by date. If no date is provided, they must be paid within 30 days.

In a move that is being called a major blow to Apple's proprietary Lightning port, the European Union has come to an agreement that will require all smartphone manufacturers that sell in Europe to use the common USB-C port.

The New York state legislature has passed the Fair Repair Act, the first "right to repair" bill that requires all manufacturers who sell "digital electronic products" to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available.

A student website received a letter demanding thousands of dollars for a copyright infringement after using a Creative Commons image.

A Texas law that would have banned social media giants from regulating certain forms of online speech has been blocked by the United States Supreme Court.

A lawsuit has been filed against wedding photography studio Glasser Images which suddenly closed its doors last year -- and refused to offer refunds to clients who had already paid for services.

California may soon hold social media companies responsible for the harm caused to children who become addicted to their products thanks to a new bill that passed the state Assembly.

Rights management is vital to photographers and other creatives who want to zealously protect the copyright of the images they capture. How long a person can legally prevent anyone from profiting from their intellectual property can be confusing, as the provisions of copyright have changed many times over the years.

In a major victory for privacy advocates, Clearview AI has been permanently banned, nationwide, from making its facial recognition database available to most businesses and other private entities.

Six California cities will take part in an automated, sound-activated camera program that is designed to reduce noise pollution caused by loud cars.

The photographer who faced strong criticism for charging extra to take photos of plus-sized models has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the agent and model that publicized his test shoot rates.

A video posted to TikTok that depicts an influencer disturbing a bear in its den while trying to capture it on camera is under investigation by Canada's Alberta Parks officials.

A Swedish photography magazine was recently contacted by lawyers who claimed that a photo it downloaded from the free photo service Pixabay violated a client's copyright. But it turned out the law firm and the client were both fake, and the real photographer had never uploaded it to Pixabay either.

If you missed the explosive report by KGO-TV reporter Dan Noyes on the theft epidemic in San Francisco, I want to both share his stories and offer some common-sense solutions to a problem that’s gotten way out of hand.

A federal judge has overturned the stringent drone laws in Texas, citing that it is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. The lawsuit challenging the law was brought in 2019 by the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA).

Photographers and other creatives scored a big legal win today after the Supreme Court ruled that unintentional mistakes made during copyright registration cannot be used to invalidate copyright.