January 10, 2008 Stolen Pug (photo) This time it’s Fox stealing photos from online … and then telling you the broadcast you’re watching is copyrighted. Oh, the irony … Categories Ethics & Legal
December 20, 2007 DotCom go BOOM* Okay, this started as something fun … The Richter Scales posted a paradoy song and video about the second coming of the Internet bubble. It’s catchy, it’s funny (especially for those of us who sort-of survived the first bubble) … and the original apparently used some copyrighted material without the permission of the owner. I started to scan through the... Categories Ethics & Legal/Multimedia/Tech Talk
December 11, 2007 And I thought Iowa was the Corny State … But, apparently, curators with the Wisconsin Historical Society are cornier. They have a collection of vintage postcards titled, “Exaggerated Postcards, 1900-.” I assume that means they’re still working on the collection. But who knew corn could break a wagon? Or be ridden like a horse? Or that it could take a whole train car to move one ear of corn?... Categories Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Good Work
December 7, 2007 Is Photography Dead? Or Just Being Beaten to a Pulp? Two recent pieces worth looking at … In the New York Times is a story about Richard Prince’s “art” – done by rephotographing famous ads and printing them large. Fair use? Copyright violation? No one’s sure yet. Up next is a piece from Newsweek titled, “Is Photography Dead?” Which … well … no, it’s not. But author Peter Plagens has... Categories Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory
December 6, 2007 Illinois High School Association sues the Illinois Press Association In their ongoing battle, the IHSA has now filed suit against the IPA. Categories Ethics & Legal
November 24, 2007 News Photographers Refused Access to Illinois High School Football Championship Games The Illinois High School Association, who oversees high school sports in the state last night denied access to several newspapers, according to an article in the Pantagraph. At issue here is the policy of newspapers to sell reprints of published photos. The IHSA is considering this a commercial use of the images, and they claim ownership of the commercial rights... Categories Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory
November 21, 2007 Five Legal Horrors Not as catchy as Richard Feynman’s “Six Easy Pieces,” but you get the point … over on Photopreneur is a listing of five recent court cases involving photographs. Worth taking a look at. The lesson on some: You can’t use any photo you take any way you want. Categories Ethics & Legal
November 8, 2007 Filter Ethics I’ve been sitting on this one for a while because I’m not sure how I feel about it. Part of me is angry, part annoyed and part … well, just accepting. CNN.com posted a video several weeks ago about a Scottish farmer who is refusing to sell his land to Donald Trump. Trump wants to build a golf course, the... Categories Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk
November 3, 2007 Illinois Press Association sues Illinois High School Association As the headline says, the IPA is suing the IHSA. The IHSA has set restrictions on how photos and video from high school sporting events can be used – limiting still photos to printed newspaper stories only and video to 30 second clips, a maximum of two minutes per game and not to be used for more than two days... Categories Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory
October 31, 2007 Dilbert and Journalism Scott Adams must have had a bad experience with a journalist based on today’s comic strip. Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism