PLoS and Creative Commons
This morning I had to deny a scientist permission to use my photos of her ants in a paper headed for PLoS Biology. I hate doing that. Especially when I took those photos in part to help her to...
View ArticleOnline Copyright Registration
A couple years back I posted a short bit on how to register photo copyright with the U.S. government. That turned out to be the last time I filled out a registration with pen and paper. For all...
View ArticlePSA: The following images are not public domain
This past few weeks I’ve been performing the unpleasant annual ritual of combing the web looking for instances of unauthorized commercial use of my photographs. My rationale for controlling copyright...
View ArticleWhen not to participate in a photography contest
If the terms read anything like they do in the National Pest Managment Association’s new pest photo contest, avoid like the plague: By entering this Contest and uploading your Submission, you...
View ArticleCopyright Infringement Policy
Unfortunately, I contend with hundreds of copyright infringements every year. I have implemented the following policy in an attempt to maintain control over my work. Unauthorized non-commercial uses of...
View ArticleThe infringement backstory
The last post was rather blunt. This was intentional. I wrote it as a statement to link from my sidebar and my “Image Use” guidelines, rather than as a stand-alone post. Clarifying my infringement...
View ArticleMicrostock photography, pest insects, and copyright
I enjoy the dubious distinction of being the most infringed photographer I know. Every week I send at least a dozen takedown notices to commercial entities using my photographs without permission....
View ArticleIn Which I Cross All Limits To Acceptable Human Law
Enforcing copyright is normally a great deal of unwanted drudgery and web forms, but now and again a feisty infringer breaks the tedium by responding to a standard notice with an enlightening salvo of...
View ArticleFAQ: So Your Company Has Been Found Using Alex’s Photographs Without...
These are either Belizean Infringement Ants picking a poor photographer to death, or Belizean Lawyer Ants dismantling a copyright infringer. Take your pick. In August I hired ImageRights International,...
View ArticleCopyright registration
Last week I performed my semi-annual copyright registration ritual, and in the middle of the paperwork it occurred to me that this might make an absolutely scintillating blog post. So, here’s why...
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