Richard Kelly Copyright in the Digital Age f295

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Richard Kelly, photographer & educator

2015• f/295 symposium • Pittsburgh

A Primer for Photographers & Image-Makers

Copyright in the Digital Age:  

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©opyright = Art

artist perceptions

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Art = Emotion (: ~)

artist realities

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Emotion (: ~( ≠ ©opyright

artist conflicts

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U.S. Constitution

Legal

”United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8

The Congress shall have Power...

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited tımes to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.

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”U.S. Copyright Office circular1a

“...the purpose of the copyright system has always been to promote creativity in society...”

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”Feist Publication, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340, 349-50 (1991)

“The primary objective of copyright is not to reward the labor of authors, but "[t]o promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." To this end, copyright assures authors the right in their original expression, but encourages others to build freely upon the ideas and information conveyed by a work.”

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March 3, 1865 photographs and photographic negatives added to protected works

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Copyright Act of 1976

§ 106 · “Exclusive rights in copyrighted works {38} Subject to sections {107} through {122}, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:”

§ 104a Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright • Copyright Law of the United States 17

© 1976 Exclusive Rights

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to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies

© 1976 Exclusive Rights

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to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;

© 1976 Exclusive Rights

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to distribute copies to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;

© 1976 Exclusive Rights

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© 1976 Exclusive Rights

to perform or display the copyrighted work

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§ 102 of the Act, copyright protection extends to ‘original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.’”

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§ 102 of the Act, copyright protection extends to ‘original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.’”

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§ 102 of the Act, copyright protection extends to ‘original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.’”

Copyright in the Digital Age:  

you create it • you own it

Copyright in the Digital Age:  

you create it • you own it

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copyright is for everyone

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Copyright 1976

Work Made for Hire

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Copyright 1976

Work Made for Hire

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Copyright 1976

Work Made for Hire

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Copyright 1976

Work Made for Hire

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...if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire.

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if you engage other collaborators...

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Copyright treaty in March 1989

Berne Convention

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Copyright Term Extension 1998

life of the author plus 70 years

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October 28, 1998

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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October 28, 1998

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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modern day < > copyright war

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© Left < artists > Right ©

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© Left < artists > Right ©

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© Left < artists > Right ©

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Copyright 1976

fair use

parody

education

scholarship & research

news reporting

criticism

comment

fair use

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compensation

control

copyright

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copyright practice • compensation

Permission

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copyright practice • compensation

Licensing

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copyright practice • control

don’t have it

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“everyone is a copyright infringer...we infringe copyright everyday.

-David Carson former General Counsel US Copyright Office

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copyright practice • control

have control

always be sharing

own your marketplace

control(s)

be ahead of the stealing

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online markets

image search

tools

retroactive licensing

© registration

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tools

image seach

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tools

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tools

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you may receive statutory damages

and attorney fees

if registered before infringement -

full benefit of the copyright law

must register to file infringement suit

© registration

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Copyright Alliance

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ASMP

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