Tag Archive: copyright registration

Apr 08 2012

Matthew Chan Comments: PACA’s Initial Comments on Copyright Small Claims

PACA’s Initial Comments on Copyright Small Claims is very good reading and substantiates many points that ELI has made for years. It actually reveals what stock photo companies know but they don’t want YOU to know as an extortion letter recipient. Naturally, I have many comments on the matter. The PACA Initial Comments document is …

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Dec 20 2011

Are the Images Even Registered?

Getty Images and its stock photo competitors are accusing hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of people of copyright infringement. I wonder how many of these images they are managing have ever been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. If I am forced to defend myself, I know one of the first questions I will be asking …

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