David Newhoff
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When Copyright Registration Fits Into the Photographer’s Workflow
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Photographs are one of the most commonly infringed types of work in the digital age, and yet, photographers often do not register their photographs with the U.S. Copyright Office.…
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Even Viral Video Creators Should Register their Copyrights Sometimes
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Content creators – TikTokers, YouTubers, and other viral video makers rarely care much about their copyright rights. Because revenue is driven by engagement rather than sale or licensing the…
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Photographer Teri Bloom Endorses RightsClick
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Photographer Teri Bloom started her career in New York’s East Village capturing icons of the 1980s music scene. And like many photographers whose early works predate the digital age,…
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Copyright Registration for Screenwriters
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Copyright registration of your screenplay, especially if you write it on spec, is a good idea. But there are some common questions and considerations that we often seen from…
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Timely Registration is Bargaining Power When Your Work is Misused
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Our friend Jonathan Bailey at Plagiarism Today describes a recent case decided by the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) in favor of real estate photographer Kimberly Mullin. The CCB is the small-claim…
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Bipartisan Report on AI Recognizes Creators’ Rights
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Just before finishing work for the year, the U.S. House of Representative’s bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released its report. That document is over two hundred fifty pages…
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Where Does Registration Fit in the Photographer’s Workflow?
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“Make registration part of your workflow” is probably the most fundamental and important message we at RightsClick have for independent creators. This is especially true for the highest-volume creators…
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When to Register a New Version of a Work
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Ernest Hemingway famously said that “The only kind of writing is rewriting.” Whether creators agree with that rule, one question we hear frequently is, “When should I register a…
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Event Photography: Venues and Vendors as Copyright Vultures
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RightsClick recently conncected with photographer Vanessa Joy. In this video, she raises some important copyright issues related to event photography. Before discussing those issues, we strongly recommend that photographers…
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Big Win for Creators in Internet Archive Case
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This week, the Second Circuit issued its ruling in the copyright infringement case brought against the Internet Archive over the unlicensed copying and distribution of the major book publishers.…