Posted by Holly Hughes on Friday April 6, 2018 | Copyright/Legal
NPPA criticized Sinclair after videos showed its anchors reading identical scripts about "fake news."
Sinclair Broadcast Group has pulled its funding for the National Press Photographers Association’s (NPPA) legal advocacy program after the trade group’s board of directors criticized Sinclair earlier this week. NPPA, a trade association that advocates for the legal rights of visual journalists, was one of several journalism and press freedom groups that criticized media giant Sinclair... More ›
Posted by Holly Hughes on Tuesday March 27, 2018 | Copyright/Legal
Nicholas Nixon's The Brown Sisters, published by MoMA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is conducting a Title IX investigation of former photography professor Nicholas Nixon, following “recent allegations of inappropriate conduct,” according to a letter the school’s president sent to faculty, students, staff and alumni on March 22. The letter gave no details. Nixon, a celebrated photographer and 40-year veteran of teaching... More ›
Posted by Holly Hughes on Friday March 2, 2018 | Copyright/Legal, Fine Art
Norm Clasen, "Sunset Chase, Riverton, WY," 1985
Richard Prince, the controversial and often-sued appropriation artist, first achieved fame in the 1990s with his “Untitled (Cowboy)” series, for which he re-photographed ads for Marlboro cigarettes. While some photographers who worked on the campaign have complained about Prince getting rich on their images, photographer Norm Clasen is taking a new approach. He is now... More ›
Posted by Conor Risch on Monday February 12, 2018 | Copyright/Legal
Getty Images has announced a partnership with Google that includes a multi-year deal licensing deal. In a statement released by Getty on Friday, the two companies exchanged pleasantries, but offered few details about the deal. The “collaborative relationship” between the companies, said Getty CEO Dawn Airey, will allow Getty to work “closely with [Google] to... More ›
Posted by Kevin Sullivan on Tuesday January 30, 2018 | Copyright/Legal, Media
Mateusz Dach | Pexels CC
What photographers need to know about changes in copyright registration. More ›
Posted by David Walker on Thursday January 4, 2018 | Celebrity, Copyright/Legal
Police are finally investigating the mounting accusations of sexual assault against Terry Richardson, while clients quietly continue to hire him.
Photographer Terry Richardson is under investigation by the New York City police department, following accusations of sexual assault by two former models, according to the New York Daily News. Through his attorneys, Richardson has denied the allegations. Caron Bernstein, a former Ford model, told the Daily News last month that Richardson sexually assaulted her at... More ›
Posted by David Walker on Monday December 18, 2017 | Business, Copyright/Legal
Editor’s note: In our original version of this story, we reported that Steidl was ordered to pay damages for missing prints belonging to photographer Lawrence Schwarzwald. Attorneys for Steidl say the court did not order payment for damages, “but only to return those proof prints” to Schwarzwald. A German court has ordered the book publisher... More ›
Posted by David Walker on Wednesday December 6, 2017 | Copyright/Legal, Fashion
Days after a model filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against photographer Bruce Weber, a second model has stepped forward with sex harassment accusations against the photographer, according to a USA Today report. Model Jason Boyce filed a lawsuit against Weber last week, claiming he was sexually harassed by the photographer at a 2014 photo shoot.... More ›
Posted by David Walker on Tuesday November 21, 2017 | Copyright/Legal
A federal court in Chicago has ruled that the Vivian Maier Estate can proceed with copyright infringement and other claims against defendant Jeffrey Goldstein, who allegedly sold prints, set up exhibitions and licensed Maier’s images without authorization. The ruling came in response to a motion by Goldstein to dismiss the estate’s claims against him. The... More ›
Posted by Conor Risch on Thursday November 2, 2017 | Copyright/Legal
A screen grab submitted with Jon Tannen's lawsuit shows the photographer's image on 247sports.com with the sports website's watermark and incorrect credit information.
CBS Broadcasting Inc. has filed a lawsuit against photographer Jon Tannen for allegedly posting images from a television show on social media. The complaint appears to be an attempt to retaliate against Tannen for trying to protect his copyright. In February, Tannen, a New York City-based photojournalist, sued CBS Interactive Inc. for willful copyright... More ›
