The VARA lawsuit SRipLaw filed in federal court against country music star Upchurch has caught the attention of the music, art and legal worlds. News reports have caught the key points of the Visual Artists Rights Act, while social media have picked up the conversation.

TMZ, Pitchfork, BET and others quickly report on SRipLaw copyright infringement filing  'KIDS SEE GHOSTS' USED MY VOICE...Where's My Cut, Bros?  Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Ty Dolla $ign Sued Over "Kids See Ghosts" Sample  Kanye West's hit collab with Ty Dolla $ign and Kid Cudi left out another featured artist ...

Kevin Liles, a photographer in Atlanta, is suing Brian Kemp’s campaign and the Georgia Republican Party for their use of images Liles took of Stacey Abrams. 

Ring in the new year and ring in the public domain! Click here.  After a twenty year hiatus, tomorrow will finally see the 95 year long copyrights of works released in 1923 expire.

The American Bar Association Journal Magazine reports on our appeal in the case of Pohl v. Officecite here.

As a photographer, you know that it takes a lot of work to take that perfect picture.  For some of you photography is a way of living, your daily job, and the means for paying your bills.  

VHT, the real estate photo giant, filed suit for copyright infringement against Zillow Group in July 2015 alleging that Zillow had been stealing tens of thousands of VHT’s photos and illegally using them for its own profit and gain on the Zillow Digs website.

If you find it on the internet than it must be free.  How wrong is that! It's about time that photographers get the respect they deserve and their photographs receive the value that they deserve.

Our firm represents many real estate and architectural photographers. Our experience suggests that the unique challenges facing real estate photographers are not currently being addressed by the different photography associations.  

On February 5, 2014, Iran Watson brought a claim against Kappa Map Group, LLC in federal court for copyright infringement for the unlicensed use of one of Watson’s photographs on the cover of an Atlanta Street Atlas published by Kappa.

The National Association of Realtors has made some important revisions to its Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy.  These changes clarify NAR's MLS policies to highlight the importance of licensing.

This is the first in a series of articles discussing the defense of computer code copyright infringement cases.  As I write this I am thinking about the many cases filed by serial plaintiff Live Face on Web, LLC also known as LFOW.  

Alibaba.com is the world's largest online business to business (B2B) marketplace.  If you are a creator, designer, inventor, product marketer, brand builder, or anyone else interested in global commerce or trade in consumer goods, you have probably either purchased from sellers on Alibaba.com,

It seems innocent enough.  Your interior designer client has posted one of your beautiful photographs of her latest installation to her Instagram account.  The photo highlights your client's design of an expansive living room with vaulted ceiling and massive stone fireplace.

It is well understood that architectural plans are protected by copyright.  But what about architectural works "as built?"  Does the architect who retains ownership in his or her work have the right to stop others from copying?

Sadly, it's a recurring nightmare for architects, designers, developers, builders and others working in or servicing the construction industry.  You work hard and prepare a great set of plans and then, surprise, you are told that the project is canceled. 

If a U.S. website is using your images without your permission, the easiest and fastest way to stop infringement is to send the website a “DMCA Takedown Notice” to remove your work from the site.

On August 20, 2014, our firm filed a lawsuit on our own behalf against Getty Images, Inc.  Why did we do it?  Here is why. On July 1, 2014, our firm received an unsigned letter from Getty Images Inc.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit ruled in Oracle's favor that Google committed copyright infringement when it copied Java into the Android operating system.  To read the decision, click here.

Misinformation abounds on the internet.  There is nothing new about that.  But it is especially true when it comes to copyright law. The real estate industry has gone to great lengths to educate its members on copyright to help them avoid infringement.