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European Copyright Reform Could Restrict Photography in Public Spaces

Avatar photo by Allison Meier June 23, 2015

Restrictions on photographing or filming copyrighted art, architecture, or other objects in public might get stricter in the European Union.

Posted inOpinion

Should Media Be Charged for Using Citizen News Footage?

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 17, 2015April 17, 2015

The convention has been to let media companies, particularly television channels, use newsworthy footage without paying a fee because it’s in the public interest to disseminate the images.

Posted inOpinion

Luc Tuymans Case Illustrates the Failure of Europe’s Copyright Laws

by Lewis Bush January 23, 2015January 26, 2015

LONDON — Belgian artist Luc Tuymans, known for his paintings that rework existing photographic source material, has been found guilty of plagiarism in a European court for using a copyrighted photograph as the inspiration for an artwork.

Posted inNews

Free at Last! Munch, Mondrian, and Kandinsky Enter the Public Domain

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 1, 2015January 5, 2015

A new year means new entrants into the public domain for the January 1, 2015, Public Domain Day.

Posted inNews

Major Vivian Maier Collector Sells Holdings to Toronto Gallery

by Jillian Steinhauer December 23, 2014December 24, 2014

Collector Jeffrey Goldstein has sold the bulk of his Vivian Maier collection to Toronto’s Stephen Bulger Gallery, largely removing himself from the ongoing legal saga surrounding the photographer’s estate.

Posted inNews

Jeff Koons Sued by French Ad Guy for Plagiarism

by Laura C. Mallonee December 19, 2014December 22, 2014

At what point does artistic appropriation become copyright infringement? A Jeff Koons sculpture has reopened the 50-year-old debate.

Posted inIn Brief

With Nearly 1 Billion Licensed Works, Creative Commons Takes Stock

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton December 9, 2014December 11, 2014

In its first-ever “State of the Commons” report, Creative Commons — the nonprofit that aims to facilitate the free sharing and licensing of creative work — revealed that there are at least 882 million Creative Commons–licensed works currently available online, and that sometime next year that figure is expected to pass one billion.

Posted inIn Brief

Empty Vitrines at British Institutions Call for Copyright Reform

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 21, 2014

Museums and libraries in the United Kingdom are demanding copyright reform by leaving exhibits and display cases conspicuously empty in protest. The institutions are making a stand against a law that prevents them from showing millions of unpublished documents, particularly those dating from World War I.

Posted inOpinion

What Happens When National Geographic Steals Your Art?

by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento October 8, 2014October 10, 2014

National Geographic used artist Barrett Lyon’s internet image on the cover of its bookazine, 100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World, and in the book, The Big Idea, without Lyon’s permission.

Posted inNews

UK Copyright Law Gets Exception for Parody

by Jillian Steinhauer September 30, 2014

A series of updates to UK copyright law are scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, finally allowing for the use of copyrighted material in the creation of parody, the BBC reported.

Posted inOpinion

Appropriators Beware: The Author Is Not Quite Dead

by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento September 17, 2014September 17, 2014

I’ve been called a lot of things (including, “lawyer”), but one thing I can be proud of is never having been called a liar.

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Making Sense of the Legal Battle Over Vivian Maier’s Artworks

by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento September 9, 2014September 17, 2014

A legal battle has ensued over who has legal rights to an artist’s photographic negatives.

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