Some of Our Sources
- TutsPlus - Code
- Joshua Blankenship
- Smashing Apps
- Creative Curio
- Web Designer Depot
- Fudge Graphics
- 24 Ways
- Stylized Web
- Spyre Studios
- The Verge
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
July 3, 2018 08:10 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/lFuduWIRWGc/copying-photos-found-on-internet-is-fair-use-virginia-federal-court-rules
Copying Photos Found on Internet is Fair Use, Virginia Federal Court Rules
Michael Zhang, reporting for PetaPixel: A Virginia federal court has made a decision that photographers won't be happy to hear: the court ruled that finding a photo on the Internet and then using it without permission on a commercial website can be considered fair use. The copyright battle started when photographer Russell Brammer found one of his long-exposure photos of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood cropped and used by the website for the Northern Virginia Film Festival on a page of "things to do" in the D.C. area. Brammer then sent a cease and desist letter to Violent Hues Productions, the company behind the festival, and it responded by immediately taking the photo down. Brammer then sued the company for copyright infringement, and it responded by claiming fair use. In his ruling, the judge said, "Violent Hues' use of the photograph was transformative in function and purpose. While Brammer's purpose in capturing and publishing the photograph was promotional and expressive, Violent Hues' purpose in using the photograph was informational: to provide festival attendees with information regarding the local area. Furthermore, this use was noncommercial, because the photo was not used to advertise a product or generate revenue."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/lFuduWIRWGc/copying-photos-found-on-internet-is-fair-use-virginia-federal-court-rules
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot