IPWatchdog Tuesday August 16, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit by photographer Elliott McGucken, reversing an earlier decision by a lower court. McGucken brought a case against digital publishing company Pub Ocean Ltd after it used photos of a lake that had formed in Death Valley without permission. The lower court had ruled in favor Pub Ocean, which claimed fair use. The appeals court found that all of the fair use factors weighed against a determination that Pub Ocean’s unlicensed use of the photographs were transformative, notes IPWatchdog. See also: Bloomberg. Read the full Story >>
APA Tuesday August 16, 2022
American Photographic Artists has named the winners of its 2022 awards. San Francisco-based photographer Samantha Wolov takes the Best in Show prize. Among the other category winners: Ellen McDermott (Architecture/Interiors); Katie Lovecraft (Beauty/Fashion); Aysia Marotta (Celebrity/Musicians); Weston Fuller (Conceptual/Altered); Andy Mahr (Corporate/Industrial); Doug Menuez (Documentary/Photojournalism); Shawn Fender (Food/Still Life); Kenny Smith (Lifestyle); and Forrest Pittard (Nature/Animals). Read the full Story >>
Pixsy Tuesday August 16, 2022
Picture monitoring and legal-tech service Pixsy customers that it suffered what it calls an “IT challenge” and has advised them to change their passwords, notes TechNewsCrypt. The company says, however, that no data was compromised. According to reports, Pixsy does not explain the details of the “IT issue.” Pixsy is an online image monitoring service that keeps track of creatives and image owner media and determines how copyrighted images are being used online. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday August 16, 2022
The recent British Grand Prix was won by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in a thrilling finish, but the Formula 1 race will likely be best remembered for a huge crash in which Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu's Alfa
Romeo flipped and hurtled upside down at high speed into a crash barrier and then into fencing beyond. In the end, everyone survived, including Formula 1 photographer Michael … Read the full Story >>
