by Joel Rothman | Dec 4, 2013 | Copyright Infringement
In part 1, we gave you a little background on MLS rules. In part 2, we’ll look at some confusion surrounding what MLS can really copyright as well as a discussion on the real estate agent and their right to your work. Is Compilation Copyright the Source of the...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 3, 2013 | Copyright Infringement
The Professional Real Estate Photographer’s Guide to Protecting Copyright Photographers are becoming increasingly concerned that Multiple Listing Services are overstepping their bounds and claiming ownership of their photographs. These concerns usually stem from the...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Nov 25, 2013 | Copyright Infringement
Photographers who try to protect their intellectual property through copyrights can take heart with a $2.2 million jury award to a Haitian photographer in late November. Daniel Morel had taken photographs of the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. He uploaded...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Nov 5, 2013 | Copyright Infringement
Law360 reports that Getty Images, Yankee Candle and Bed Bath & Beyond have been named defendants in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Schneider Rothman Intellectual Property Law Group. The intellectual property law news website says that Thomas Charles...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Nov 4, 2013 | Copyright Infringement, Newsroom
The painting “Autumn Leaves” by respected Russian artist Alexei Butirskiy adorns Yankee Candles sold in its stores and at Bed Bath & Beyond. The original work depicts a line of trees whose leaves are turning bright orange and falling to the ground under a misty...