We Stole Your Pictures, Now We’re Going To Sue You
Morel's publications under the AFP-Getty-Suaero byline Imagine you’re in an earthquake. Even as the aftershocks continue, looters steal your property. Shortly after you see your stolen belongings up...
View ArticleVisa D’oh! J-F Leroy Messes Up On AFP vs Morel
Photo © Jeremy Nicholl 2006. All Rights Reserved. The web is all a-twitter over comments made by Visa Pour L’Image’s Jean-Francois Leroy concerning the copyright infringement case between Daniel Morel...
View ArticleShould Photographers Run And Hide From Social Media Sites?
The question is prompted not by the newly extended Getty/Flickr deal, but by the latest comments from Visa Pour L’Images’ Jean-Francois Leroy to Olivier Laurent in the British Journal of Photography....
View ArticleChristmas Cheer For Morel As Judge Rejects AFP Humbug
“I’ve got your AFP settlement...” Photo © Jeremy Nicholl Haitian photographer Daniel Morel has received a welcome Christmas present in his ongoing case against Agence France Presse and others. On...
View ArticlePlixi And Twitter: New Marshall Rides Into Town, Shoots Self In Foot
Just as the doomed Agence France Presse case against Haitian photographer Daniel Morel suffers yet another blow, the action on Twitter related photo heists has moved elsewhere. Last week showbiz news...
View ArticleBoing!!! Cory Doctorow’s Daily Mail Copyright Clanger
Cory Doctorow: serious about copyright... Photo by Ed Schipul (CC BY-SA 2.0) Question: what do you call someone who campaigns for anyone to be allowed to publish a photographer’s work without...
View ArticleHow To Nuke Your Own Business: Steal A Photo
You’d think there’s enough evidence by now that stealing other people’s images is only for the truly dumb. Whether it’s one of the world’s largest news agencies facing a $123M copyright suit, a...
View ArticleThe Real Cost Of Copyright Theft For Agence France Presse And Getty Images:...
Winners: Daniel Morel with attorney Joseph Baio, photographer Phyllis Galembo and attorney Emma James. Photo © Jeremy Nicholl The first thing one sees upon entering the New York Southern District...
View ArticleAgence France Presse And Getty Images Seek New Trial After Million Dollar...
Yes, you read that headline right. As predicted here, photo agency partners Agence France Presse and Getty Images, ordered in November to pay Haitian photojournalist Daniel Morel $1.22m for wilful...
View ArticleWe Stole Your Pictures, Now We’re Going To Sue You
Morel's publications under the AFP-Getty-Suaero byline Imagine you’re in an earthquake. Even as the aftershocks continue, looters steal your property. Shortly after you see your stolen belongings up...
View ArticleVisa D’oh! J-F Leroy Messes Up On AFP vs Morel
Photo © Jeremy Nicholl 2006. All Rights Reserved. The web is all a-twitter over comments made by Visa Pour L’Image’s Jean-Francois Leroy concerning the copyright infringement case between Daniel Morel...
View ArticleShould Photographers Run And Hide From Social Media Sites?
The question is prompted not by the newly extended Getty/Flickr deal, but by the latest comments from Visa Pour L’Images’ Jean-Francois Leroy to Olivier Laurent in the British Journal of Photography....
View ArticleChristmas Cheer For Morel As Judge Rejects AFP Humbug
“I’ve got your AFP settlement...” Photo © Jeremy Nicholl Haitian photographer Daniel Morel has received a welcome Christmas present in his ongoing case against Agence France Presse and others. On...
View ArticlePlixi And Twitter: New Marshall Rides Into Town, Shoots Self In Foot
Just as the doomed Agence France Presse case against Haitian photographer Daniel Morel suffers yet another blow, the action on Twitter related photo heists has moved elsewhere. Last week showbiz news...
View ArticleBoing!!! Cory Doctorow’s Daily Mail Copyright Clanger
Cory Doctorow: serious about copyright... Photo by Ed Schipul (CC BY-SA 2.0) Question: what do you call someone who campaigns for anyone to be allowed to publish a photographer’s work without...
View ArticleHow To Nuke Your Own Business: Steal A Photo
You’d think there’s enough evidence by now that stealing other people’s images is only for the truly dumb. Whether it’s one of the world’s largest news agencies facing a $123M copyright suit, a...
View ArticleThe Real Cost Of Copyright Theft For Agence France Presse And Getty Images:...
Winners: Daniel Morel with attorney Joseph Baio, photographer Phyllis Galembo and attorney Emma James. Photo © Jeremy Nicholl The first thing one sees upon entering the New York Southern District...
View ArticleAgence France Presse And Getty Images Seek New Trial After Million Dollar...
Yes, you read that headline right. As predicted here, photo agency partners Agence France Presse and Getty Images, ordered in November to pay Haitian photojournalist Daniel Morel $1.22m for wilful...
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