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Copyright: What you need to know as an NFT creator and collector

Late last year, Spice DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, spent $3 million at Christie’s to buy an ultra-rare copy of a production book created by the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. The book detailed Jodorowsky’s plans for an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune—an ambitious idea for a film that never came to be. The organization then announced… Continue reading Copyright: What you need to know as an NFT creator and collector

Snoop Dogg doesn’t think photographers should own photos they take of celebrities

Getty Images In a (very NSFW) video, rapper Snoop Dogg recently slammed a photographer who is suing Nas over a photo he posted to Instagram showing himself alongside the late rapper, Tupac Shakur. The lawsuit stems from the fact that Nas didn’t license the image from the photographer first. And as much as all of… Continue reading Snoop Dogg doesn’t think photographers should own photos they take of celebrities

You can now stop your images being embedded from Instagram

Instagram has announced today that they are allowing the option for users to prevent the embedding of images on third party articles and blog posts. The ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) spearheaded the 9-month long campaign who tout it as a win for photographers and visual creators on Instagram. The ASMP sent Instagram CEO… Continue reading You can now stop your images being embedded from Instagram

Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos

After a concerted effort by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to prevent others from embedding content they post to Instagram. The ASMP has been in contact with Facebook and Instagram executives to address this issue since April. ASMP General Counsel Thomas Maddrey had… Continue reading Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos

When the Largest English Newspaper in Spain Steals Your Photo

EuroWeekly News – based in Malaga, Spain and published by Michel and Steven Euesden – represents itself as the leading English language newspaper in Spain, with six editions and a circulation of over a half a million copies. What they seem less obvious about promulgating is that they also apparently feel entitled to exploit the… Continue reading When the Largest English Newspaper in Spain Steals Your Photo

Photographer files a lawsuit over iconic Pulp Fiction poster, court says he’s too late

Firooz Zahedi, the photographer behind the iconic Pulp Fiction movie poster, filed a lawsuit against Miramax. He claims that the company broke the contract by using his image on a bunch of consumer products, but he was too late. The court rejected the suit alleging that he was too late to file it. I believe… Continue reading Photographer files a lawsuit over iconic Pulp Fiction poster, court says he’s too late

Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the photographer who shot the iconic photo of Uma Thurman on the poster for Pulp Fiction, saying he waited too long to file for copyright infringement. The New York Post reports that photographer Firooz Zahedi filed a lawsuit against Miramax in May of 2020 for violating a… Continue reading Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster