• Photo Attorney Blog One of “150 Unmissable Photography Sites”

    Updated: 2011-02-25 16:59:45
    Thanks to Haje Jan Kamps over at Pixiq for naming the Photo Attorney blog one of the 150 unmissable photography sites, stating: This website takes care of all the legal issues related to photography. Photo Attorney is the website that will help you understand your rights related to photography as well as specific legal needs [...]

  • Court Drops FileSoup BitTorrent Case, Administrators Walk Free

    Updated: 2011-02-24 20:00:00
    Two administrators of FileSoup – the longest standing BitTorrent community – had their case dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today. The prosecution relied solely on one-sided evidence provided by the anti-piracy group FACT and was not able to build a case. Following the trial of OiNK BitTorrent tracker operator Alan Ellis, the FileSoup case marks the second where UK-based BitTorrent site operators have walked free.TorrentFreak

  • iiNet Fights Off Hollywood, ISP Not Responsible For Online Piracy

    Updated: 2011-02-24 07:16:58
    The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed the movie industry's appeal against a 2010 ruling which found that Internet service provider iiNet is not responsible for copyright infringements carried out by its file-sharing customers. iiNet boss Michael Malone described the decision as a relief while AFACT boss Neil Gane said "it cannot be right" that the ISP takes no responsibility.TorrentFreak

  • Webinar Today On "Migrating From Windows Media Encoder to Expression Encoder"

    Updated: 2011-02-24 05:01:00
    Today at 2pm ET I will be moderating another StreamingMedia.com webinar where Microsoft will detail how you can transition from the legacy Windows Media Encoder to Microsoft's new video production tool, Expression Encoder. They will discuss how to effectively use your Windows Media Encoder knowledge with Expression Encoder, how to migrate your Windows Media content to Silverlight, and how to...

  • PA Blog Reader Adds to “How to Provide a Photo License to a Friend”

    Updated: 2011-02-24 04:30:02
    As a follow up to the blog entry on “How to Provide a Photo License to a Friend,” Photo Attorney blog reader, Joseph O. Holmes, submitted a great additional response: I enjoyed your blog entry on tactfully requiring friends and family to abide by photo licenses. This comes up for me all the time — [...]

  • BTDigg, The First ‘Trackerless’ Torrent Search Engine

    Updated: 2011-02-23 21:53:31
    The Internet is filled with thousands of BitTorrent sites which all search through databases containing millions of torrent files. Today these sites are joined by a new one - BTDigg. However, unlike more traditional torrent search engines, BTDigg searches through files that are found on BitTorrent's DHT network, which is rather unique. According to the site's founders this is a much needed step to further decentralize BitTorrent.TorrentFreak

  • Landmark ISP Piracy Liability Court Ruling Due Tomorrow

    Updated: 2011-02-23 18:38:42
    Tomorrow the Federal Court of Australia will hand down a landmark ruling in the trial between Hollywood-backed anti-piracy group AFACT and ISP iiNet. An earlier ruling by Justice Cowdroy went in iiNet's favor when he decided that Internet service providers could not be held liable for the activities of their customers. Copyright holders, ISPs and subscribers around the world all have their eyes on this one.TorrentFreak

  • Google Gets Involved in BitTorrent Search Engine Lawsuit

    Updated: 2011-02-20 21:18:32
    Over the past several years many BitTorrent search engines have claimed in court that they're "just like Google", another search engine that allows users to find information scattered around the web. All this time Google itself remained silent on the issue, until now. The search giant has involved itself in the MPAA vs. isoHunt case recently, but not completely to the delight of isoHunt's owner.TorrentFreak

  • File-Sharer Can’t Believe His Luck With $7 Per Track Fine

    Updated: 2011-02-20 15:03:32
    In a case that is likely to set guidelines for the punishment of file-sharers in the future, a 26 year-old man from Sweden has escaped his court hearing with little more than a tap on the wrist. After being tracked by the IFPI and accused of making available 44 music tracks on the Internet, the man was taken to court last week. His punishment was a 2000 kronor fine - just $311.TorrentFreak

  • Copyright Office Issues Final Rule on Deposit Accounts

    Updated: 2011-02-18 16:50:10
    The Copyright Office is amending its regulations on deposit accounts used to pay for Office services. The new rule sets the minimum level of activity required to hold a deposit account at 12 transactions per year; requires deposit account holders to maintain a minimum balance in that account; offers deposit account holders the option of [...]

  • Catch Photo Attorney at PSPA and SPAA this Weekend!

    Updated: 2011-02-18 01:06:09
    Hope to see you at the PSPA and SPAA Annual Conference (co-locating with WPPI) in Las Vegas this weekend. I’m speaking on the legal and business issues affecting photographers, including copyrights, restrictions on photography, contracts, insurance, taxes, licenses, and more. Hope to see you there!

  • Protecting Your Trademark/Servicemark

    Updated: 2011-02-17 04:11:37
    Trademarks or servicemarks allow people to identify the source of goods or serv­ices, not the products or services themselves. When people see your trademark, they will know where the product came from or who is providing the service. Trademarks can be names, symbols, packaging, the shape of a product, the colors of a product, the [...]

  • Cases Against Thousands of Alleged BitTorrent Pirates Dismissed

    Updated: 2011-02-16 20:31:09
    Last year, Larry Flynt Publications filed lawsuits against several thousand "John Does" the company accused of illegally sharing its movie "This Ain't Avatar XXX". Now, following on from problems it had gaining identities of Does from ISP Time Warner, thousands of cases have been dismissed by a senior judge. The road to gaining settlements from allegedly infringing individuals has just become massively more costly, and the profitable future for these type of projects in general now appears to be in serious doubt.TorrentFreak

  • USA PATRIOT Act Extension Provisions Passed the House; Time to Name Names

    Updated: 2011-02-15 20:07:10
    Just yesterday, the GOP led House, after failing to do so last week, renewed three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act concerning government agents snooping private business records, so-called “lone wolf” individuals suspected of being a terrorist, and the roving wiretap provision. Despite glaring civil liberties concerns, the bill was rushed through with virtually no [...]

  • Record Label Teaches Music Fans BitTorrent

    Updated: 2011-02-15 19:01:55
    Record labels are generally not too fond of BitTorrent. Just a few months ago the RIAA reported several BitTorrent sites as "rogue sites" to the US Government. It therefore comes as quite a surprise that the independent record label Adamant Records is featuring a BitTorrent tutorial on its homepage, right next to the 'download on iTunes' links. Why would they do that? Have they gone mad?TorrentFreak

  • Record Labels Sue isoHunt for Millions of Dollars

    Updated: 2011-02-14 21:13:09
    A group of 26 major record labels have sued the owner of Canadian BitTorrent site isoHunt for allegedly facilitating copyright infringement on a massive scale. Through this lawsuit the labels hope to shut down the isoHunt website while receiving over 4 million dollars in punitive damages to compensate for their claimed losses.TorrentFreak

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2011-02-14 09:08:38
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Tangled' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Gulliver's Travels'. 'Unstoppable' completes the top three.TorrentFreak

  • BitTorrent Partners With Khan Academy to Distribute Education

    Updated: 2011-02-12 17:02:42
    To the mainstream public BitTorrent is best known for its efficient distribution of entertainment, but BitTorrent Inc. and the Khan Academy are showing that it's an excellent tool to spread education too. The pair have launched an App for the millions of uTorrent and BitTorrent Mainline users that gives them instant access to free educational content.TorrentFreak

  • TorrentReactor.net Wins Trademark Infringing .Com Domain

    Updated: 2011-02-11 21:24:34
    TorrentReactor.net, listed among the ten most popular torrent sites on the Internet, has won a WIPO domain dispute against the owner of TorrentReactor.com. The latter domain was owned by Craig Pratka, a New York resident who used the domain to drive up revenues at a 'dubious' affiliate program. The decision ends a long domain name battle that started back in 2008.TorrentFreak

  • Gary Johnson At CPAC 2011

    Updated: 2011-02-11 19:51:01
    Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico and a likely candidate for President, addressed the crowd at CPAC this morning in what was a well-delivered and fairly well-received speech: I spoke briefly with Governor Johnson last night at a meet and great that was attended by a large number of people. He strikes me as [...]

  • Photo Attorney Blog Celebrates SIX BIG YEARS!

    Updated: 2011-02-11 16:28:20
    Today is the sixth anniversary of the Photo Attorney® blog! This blog is full of helpful information for the photographer’s legal needs. Use the search function in the top right corner to find your area of concern. Thanks for your support!

  • Reason.tv’s Tim Cavanaugh Interviews Steve Silverman of the Flex Your Rights Foundation

    Updated: 2011-02-10 20:11:12
    Money quote from the interview: “Asserting your Constitutional rights is not a trick in any way. What the police officers do is a trick […] police officers are legally allowed to lie.” You can watch the 10 Rules for Dealing with Police series in its entirety here (which I highly recommend whether you are one who [...]

  • Music for Your Projects – Jewelbeat Royalty Free Background Music

    Updated: 2011-02-08 20:54:01
    Many photographers today are working with video or other presentations and need good music for their projects.  Of course,  photographers know that they shouldn’t use music without a license (see my 6.13.05 blog post for more information).  The options for good RF music are slim.  Fortunately, there is a new resource. While I don’t expect [...]

  • Steal a Few Photos? Steal Everything!

    Updated: 2011-02-07 14:23:50
    Many photographers today are working with video or other presentations and need good music for their projects.  Of course,  photographers know that they shouldn’t use music without a license (see my 6.13.05 blog post for more information).  The options for good RF music are slim.  Fortunately, there is a new resource. While I don’t expect [...]

  • Arrr! The Music Pirates Are Still Here

    Updated: 2011-02-07 13:56:43
    A new study that surfaced last week came to the incomprehensible conclusion that two thirds of all BitTorrent traffic is likely to be related to copyright infringement. Even more shocking, it seemed to suggest that music piracy on public BitTorrent trackers is a thing of the past. But is this really the case? We're afraid we have to disappoint the music industry once more.TorrentFreak

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2011-02-07 09:57:12
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Saw VII' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Tangled'. 'Unstoppable' completes the top three.TorrentFreak

  • MPAA Snags Google Downloading Torrents, Threatens to Disconnect

    Updated: 2011-02-05 20:03:49
    In recent months Google has received dozens of copyright infringement warnings from MPAA-affiliated movies studios. While most of these notices are directed at users of Google's public Wi-Fi service, a few also appear to be directed at employees at Google's headquarters. The movie studios are not happy and are warning the search giant that it might get disconnected from the Internet.TorrentFreak

  • How to Provide a Photo License to a Friend

    Updated: 2011-02-03 04:01:17
    Photographers often take photos for friends, such as of their kids or pets.  But how does the photographer limit the friend’s use of the photos with tact? For example, some great friends invite my husband, his grandsons, and me to their plantation every year.  I love to photograph their horses, dogs, swans, the landscape, and [...]

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