Archive for the ‘Legal Issues’ Category

C-Registry Announces Image Matching

By Jonathan Bailey • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Orphan Works

The C-Registry has upgraded its service with some powerful new tools, but will they be enough to woo more photographers?



Is Creative Commons Right For You?

By Jonathan Bailey • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Punditry

Creative Commons Licenses are extremely common in the blogging world, but they aren’t right for everyone. How do you know if you should consider one?



USCO to Raise Registration Fees

By Jonathan Bailey • Jun 4th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News

The USCO surprises no one by raising the fees on certain copyright registrations. But is it enough to change behavior?



Bing and the DMCA

By Jonathan Bailey • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, Products, TOS Showdown

Microsoft may have christened a brand new search engine, but its DMCA policy is a simple repeat of the one it had before.



Why To NOT Write Your Own License

By Jonathan Bailey • May 28th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

There are many great ways to get involved in protecting your own work and helping others. However, creating your own copyright license is NOT one of them.



The Copyright Reforms You Want

By Jonathan Bailey • May 27th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

There’s been a lot of talk this past week about copyright reforms. Now is your chance. Speak up on eight different copyright issues and make your case for change.



The Future of the Copyright Office

By Jonathan Bailey • May 26th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News, Punditry

The new Electronic Copyright Office system was supposed to speed up copyright registrations. Instead, it has tripled the wait and put the whole system in jeopardy.



A Warning for DMCA Filers

By Jonathan Bailey • May 21st, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News

A new ruling may make it more difficult to file a DMCA notice and could create some unintentional holes in the safe harbor process.



Chilling Effects Roars Back to Life

By Jonathan Bailey • May 12th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News

Chilling Effects, after being almost idle for many months, has come roaring back to life with nearly 200 new DMCA notices in just over a month.



C-Registry: Orphan Work Prevention

By Jonathan Bailey • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Orphan Works, Products

With an orphan works bill looking more and more likely every month, services are cropping up to help artists claim and protect their works. Does C-Registry stack up?