Category: copyright infringement

Tyra Banks uses photographer’s work on her Instagram without credit or permission

Dunja Djudjic

Has anyone used your photo without permission or credit? What would you do if it was a worldwide famous supermodel, posting your photo to millions of her followers without crediting you? This is exactly what happened to photographer Don Mupasi. Tyra Banks posted one of his photos to almost 5 million of her followers without […]

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I Just Made $2500 From A Single Copyright Infringement – And You Can Too

JP Danko

There’s nothing better than receiving an email with a $2500 paycheck attached to it out of the blue. That was my cut of a settlement that Pixsy was able to secure on my behalf from a single unauthorized use of one of my photos. If you’ve ever had one of your photos published without a license […]

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Getty responds to $1 Billion lawsuit: If you put your photos in public domain, don’t come whining to us

Udi Tirosh

OK, those are not the exact words of Getty, but this is what their response feels like. As you may recall we reported this 1 Billion dollars lawsuit back in July. If you want the background, Getty sent an infringement notice to one Carol M. Highsmith. Here is the funny thing. Carol M. Highsmith was the photographer who […]

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Getty responds to $1 Billion lawsuit: If you put your photos in public domain, don’t come whining to us

Udi Tirosh

OK, those are not the exact words of Getty, but this is what their response feels like. As you may recall we reported this 1 Billion dollars lawsuit back in July. If you want the background, Getty sent an infringement notice to one Carol M. Highsmith. Here is the funny thing. Carol M. Highsmith was the photographer who […]

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Social Media Networks Don’t Give a Flying Fudge-Nugget About Your Copyright!

JP Danko

I have been working on ways to automate some of my social media and blogging activity over the last little while and one of the super useful tools I’ve been using is IFTTT (If This Then That). However, browsing the recipes on IFTTT I have realized how redonkulously easy it is to fully automate the […]

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Photographing Food Can Be Considered Copyright Infringement In Germany (And, Why I Agree)

Tiffany Mueller

Earlier this year, we talked about how many restaurants are embracing social media as a means of free advertising. Some American restaurants even changed their menus, ingredients, and plating to cater to those Instagram loving, self proclaimed “foodies”.  In Germany, however, it seems as though some chefs are a lot less keen on the idea […]

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