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Argentina Talks Extending The Lifespan On Copyrights By Average Of 120 Years; Artist Advocacy Groups Say No Way

Tiffany Mueller

Argentinian lawmakers are reviewing a possible new law which would extend the copyright on photographs and films from the current 20 years after date of publication, to a greatly extended 70 years after the photographer’s death. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, that averages to be an extension of about 120 years. While that may sound […]

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CC’s “No Rights Reserved” Mark Looks Dangerously Similar To Behance’s “All Rights Reserved” Mark

Tiffany Mueller

Jim Wehtje discovered an apparent oversight that could potentially cause a lot of headaches for photographers and creators in general). It appears the symbol Adobe’s Behance website uses to mark a specific work’s copyright as “No use is allowed without explicit permission from owner” is the exact same mark the Creative Commons uses to label a work as “No […]

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Woman settles for $82,000 after police officer punches her unconscious for trying to recording him

Liron Samuels

Madelyn Milton, a doctoral student from Minneapolis, was out last year with her friends when an argument with a taxi driver over the fare led to police being called. The young women decided to record police sergeant Tyrone Barze, and when Madelyn stood up for her right to record him she ended “lying unconscious and […]

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500px & Google Chromecast Partnership – Exclusive Interview With 500px

JP Danko

500px and Google recently announced an agreement that will see a curated selection of the 500px photography collection available to Google Chromecast users for display on their HD TVs. Here is how 500px describes the service: As one of the first external Chromecast photography partners, 500px integration will bring our community into 20 million+ Chromecast users’ homes […]

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500px & Google Chromecast Partnership – Exclusive Interview With 500px

JP Danko

500px and Google recently announced an agreement that will see a curated selection of the 500px photography collection available to Google Chromecast users for display on their HD TVs. Here is how 500px describes the service: As one of the first external Chromecast photography partners, 500px integration will bring our community into 20 million+ Chromecast users’ homes […]

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These Are The Most Intsagrammed Locations In All 50 US States (And Canada, Too!)

Tiffany Mueller

Travel website, Busbud, has been up to some interesting research–they’ve been scouring Instagram for the most ‘grammed locations in both the United States and Canada. In many instances, you’ll probably be able to guess the most photographed places, but there are some surprises hidden in there, too. For example, Washington D.C.’s hot photo spot is […]

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World’s dumbest bank robbers post loot-selfies on Facebook; get arrested

Liron Samuels

Pro tip: if you decide to rob a bank, don’t celebrate it by posting photos of the money on social media. It seems pretty obvious, but a couple from Ohio did just that several days after robbing a bank near Columbus. A tip through Central Ohio Crime Stoppers eventually led police to the couple, John […]

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Best Black Friday camera deals for photographers

Digital Camera World

The biggest shopping day of the year is nearly upon us, and amongst all the bargains to be had are some pretty great deals for photographers. On this page you’ll find links to all the best Black Friday deals pages from popular online retailers, as well as some specific deals we feel are particularly great offers.

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“Shoot Film Not Megapixels” And Other Sh*t Film Photographers Say [Humor]

Tiffany Mueller

Need a laugh break? Take a look at the latest installment form DigitalRev. This time, the team is poking a little fun at film photographers by spouting off some of the (ahem) more self-righteous things that tend to come out of film enthusiast’s mouths. Of course, it’s all in good humor, but the look Kai gets while […]

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This Cheesy Compilation Shows How Hard It Was Modeling In The 80’s

Udi Tirosh

Modeling is not easy. I am not being a cynic here. Done right it can be a very demanding job and has much more to do than just ‘looking pretty’. There is posing involved, understanding lighting, makeup, and hard physical work. This has always been the case. But looking at the job from the pink […]

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