Comments on: Catch My Exclusive Interview with Attorney Ed Greenberg for the Straight Scoop on Copyright, Model Releases, and Shooting in Public

By: Copyright for Photographers | Where Art & Engineering Collide

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By: Model VS photographer in ownership of legal rights/copy-rights - PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:30:54 +0000

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By: ed greenberg

ed greenberg — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:51:20 +0000

Dear Zak: You misunderstood my mantra. Register all of your work on an on going basis all of the time. Don’t wait for anything other than the image to materialize digitally or if film, when it is processed. Do not wait to register until infringement(s). Do not wait for anything except the completion of the picture taking process PERIOD. All of your work is to be registered. Do not pick and choose. You never know when an image may become valuable. due to the transformation of time or events.

Dear Dan: Advice such as yours drives more paying customers to attorneys’ offices than you can imagine. I have read and disagree with almost everything you have written on the subject. I am unaware of any legal expertise nor what other expertise you bring to the discussion. Photographers are no more qualified to give legal advice than attorneys are to suggest f stops. Finally, I have yet to read the comments or opinions of any other attorney or law professor who concurs with the unsupported legal opinions and advice you offer in your book or blog. 50% of the lecture Jack and I will be giving in Las Vegas for Photoshop on the subject of model releases is dedicated to correcting myths and the process of separating the “Bull from the Beef” when it comes to releases.

By: Picsdallas

Picsdallas — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:30:54 +0000

Well I clicked again and they played. Very good information.

Thank You
PicsDallas

By: Picsdallas

Picsdallas — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:08:30 +0000

Sad, on this date 8/3 the videos are not available. Will they return in the future ?

By: Elizabeth Wold

Elizabeth Wold — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:02:23 +0000

Thanks so much for these videos. Very clear and quite helpful! I’ve read up so much on this subject(and sometimes asked other photographers, lol!), but always end up getting confused when it comes to published vs unpublished part. The answer I’ve gotten ranges from anything that’s been publicly posted is published(which would include flickr, blogs, etc), to if you’ve submitted them for sales (such as to a stock agency or a magazine) then they are published. So to be safe I should consider it all published if it’s ever been publicly visible?

How do people include this in their workflow? Do you submit to the copyright office every time you click the shutter? Or use the 90 day rule and submit everything you published in the last 90 days? Or only submit every so often, but refrain from publishing(such as to your blog) until you’ve submitted for copyright?

I absolutely loved your 7 Point System - it totally changed the way I did editing(I didn’t even know where to start before). Now I need a 7 point system for registering copyright! Just kidding, but it would be very interesting to know how you include this in your workflow.

Thanks again for a great blog, I always look forward to reading it.

By: around the net, volume 14: copyright, links, movies about photographers and a photo a day | pro photo life

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:32:08 +0000

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By: Jim Talkington

Jim Talkington — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:19:34 +0000

Wonderful interviews and a great service to photographers, thanks for these videos. Though I felt familiar with much of what Mr. Greenberg had to say it’s great to hear the message repeated from such a respected authority.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:19:17 +0000

As an addendum, it would be very beneficial to publish the interview in print here also. Unfortunately for some, due to location limitations, dialup is an only option. Those without high speed connections dont always have the time or advantage of being able to devote sometimes hours to gain the necessary information.

By: The Scoop on Copyright, Model Releases and Shooting in Public « ChromaticSoul | The Blog

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:03:27 +0000

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By: Trina Knudsen

Trina Knudsen — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:50:55 +0000

So how does the intellectual property laws apply to wedding photography and “guests” of the wedding. The guests did not sign the contract, but images are used on Web sites and blogs for self promotion. Are these images subject to the same criteria as shooting a person on the street?

By: Photographer’s Rights | recycledpapyr.us

Photographer’s Rights | recycledpapyr.us — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:39:37 +0000

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