The UK gives you a brand-new way to infringe copyright with pictures
Harry Marks on his website Curious Rat:
From Amateur Photographer:
Photographers who compose a picture in a similar way to an existing image risk copyright infringement, lawyers have warned following the first court ruling of its kind. UK souvenir maker Temple Island Collection Ltd has won a ruling against New English Teas which it had accused of breaching copyright by using a photo of a London bus on its packaging.
Stupid and terrifying.
This opens up a whole new dimension of ways for businesses to hamper each other, for crooks and copyright trolls to make money and a world of pain for the courts.
I couldn't be happier to see Future publishing take down this vile parasite. http://bit.ly/mFXTDv
Anybody who followed the case of Mobigame vs. Langdell will agree with this.
It’s really worth a read.
(via Instapaper)
But honestly Monica, the web is considered “public domain” and you should be happy we just didn’t “lift” your whole article and put someone else’s name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the article we used written by you was in very bad need of editing, and is much better now than was originally. Now it will work well for your portfolio.
This is the editor of Cooks Source magazine replying to a complaint that they stole a recipe from a website and printed it without permission. The excuses herein are remarkably similar to what I was told by the administrators of a website specializing in cracked iOS games - you should be grateful for the exposure, piracy is common so it’s no big deal, we’re providing a service. What else is a thief going to say to your face, eh? (via mrgan)
The shamelessness is astounding. I wonder what they’d do if somebody reprinted parts of their book without giving them credit.
I trust Facebook just as much.
Few things display a more firm grasp of the concepts of “economy” and “trust” than leaving the watermark on the cover of the first edition of your book. Well done!
I don’t know if I want to feel pity or Schadenfreude seeing this.
