photography

  • Photographer Teri Bloom Endorses RightsClick

    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,…

  • Where Does Registration Fit in the Photographer’s Workflow?

    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…

  • Event Photography: Venues and Vendors as Copyright Vultures

    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…

  • Tepp on Photobiz Xposed Podcast

    Tepp on Photobiz Xposed Podcast

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    RightsClick® co-founder Steve Tepp joins host Andrew Hellmich to talk Copyright Essentials for Photographers on this new podcast episode.

  • Court Strengthens Protection for Visual Artists
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    Court Strengthens Protection for Visual Artists

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    In November 2023, we discussed the “server test” (or server rule) as a controversial defense to copyright infringement used by website operators. To reiterate the basics, when a web…

  • The Lucky Shot May Be Quite Valuable

    The Lucky Shot May Be Quite Valuable

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    Everyone owns copyrights. But not everyone has a need to enforce their rights. As an operation of law, copyright rights “attach” to a work the moment it is created—and…

  • Federal Court Affirms: Memes are not a Copyright-Free Zone

    Federal Court Affirms: Memes are not a Copyright-Free Zone

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    We’ve all become accustomed to the never-ending parade of iconic images that get picked up as viral “memes.” From Grumpy Cat to Distracted Boyfriend and many more, people seize…

  • Creative Experience: Photographer Michole Forks

    Creative Experience: Photographer Michole Forks

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    Michole Forks, age 35, is a professional photographer in the Bay Area. He’s passionate about working with families to create meaningful portraits. Micholino Photography How long have you been…

  • 5 Reasons Photographers Should Build Copyright Registration into the Budget

    5 Reasons Photographers Should Build Copyright Registration into the Budget

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    It’s affordable. As an afterthought, any kind of fee might seem pricey. But when you’re planning a project, accommodating less than $100 is probably easy. And because that will…

  • Commercial Publishers Keep Using Photos Without Permission

    Commercial Publishers Keep Using Photos Without Permission

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    by David Newhoff – Republished from The Illusion of More I understand pursuing a fair use defense in a copyright case when the user of a work does something…