Copyright

Yes, that's right; the Boy Scouts of America now have a merit badge for copyright awareness. The AP report highlights that this is aimed toward music and movies. Let's see them try to clean up and educate all the masses of people swiping material, including photos, for posting on their…

For those following the Orphan Works Congressional Bill working it's way through congress; Photo District News reports that the bill has died a quiet death. Having generated a lot of heat in the professional arts community, this bill threatened the ability of copyright holders to protect and defend their copyright…

To be filed under the new and continuing, "Ouch! That's gotta hurt" series: Photo District News Senior Editor, David Walker, in this week's Newswire has spun the sad tale of what happens when a photographer and his lawyer goes after the 'Big' prize for the wrong reason. In this case,…

Bummer. According to an item in last weeks PDN Newswire, a copyright infringment case brought by several noted photographers has been tossed out of court. The three photographers, several of whom I (e)know through various professional forums, sued the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a company that provides licensing for magazine…