It’s 1:05 pm, Saturday, the day after the new iPhone was released. Do you know where your iPhone is? Mine is ( as evidenced by the Find My Phone feature) at the White House, safe in my pocket. Today I have pool coverage duty, which, with the weather being what it is, gives me a … Read more
Some people get it. Some people don’t. Lots of really smart people thought they knew what they were doing when they put all of their content online for free. Not the Newport News in Rhode Island. Check out the video below – they seem to have engaged the simplest solution to the online dilemma, and … Read more
In 1933 Eugene Meyer bought the Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) while in bankruptcy. Is the Post headed that direction again? The Post ombudsman suggests that “The circumstances are similar today” that created the first bankruptcy.In ombudsman Andrew Alexander’s article, from Sunday June 14, 2009 – Big Changes Bring Fears About Quality, Alexander cites an almost … Read more
Sylvia Plachy takes the stage on the first of three days at Look3 – Festival of the Photograph.Video archived — restoration pending.(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got questions, please pose them in our Photo Business Forum Flickr Group Discussion Threads.
Look3, the Festival of the Photograph, held for the past two years, enters its’ third year this week, June 11th through 13th, in Charlottesville Virginia. A remarkable celebration of photographers, their images, and stories, are on display in galleries around town, as well as on stage at the Paramount Theater each evening.Video archived — restoration … Read more
At right is a crop of the brochure for the World Copyright Summit, held June 9th and 10th 2009 in Washington DC. What is remarkable is that, while a photographer is an iconic visual representation of copyright on their brochures and website, not a single photographer, illustrator, or, as Robin Gibb pointed out, painter, is … Read more
At the World Copyright Summit, held June 9th and 10th 2009 in Washington DC, Michael Heller, Columbia Law School professor and author of the book The Gridlock Economy, was a featured speaker. Following his presentation, he took a few minutes to discuss with Photo Business News some additional thoughts about copyright, orphan works issues, and … Read more
The World Copyright Summit, held June 9th and 10th, 2009 was a who’s who of organizations and individuals with a wide array of perspectives on copyright issues. Gigi Sohn, President and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Google-backed organization, shares her perspective on copyright issues, and Orphan Works. Last year, we reviewed a number of Public … Read more
During the World Copyright Summit, Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT), gave the keynote address on the first day of the event, held here in Washington DC at the Ronald Reagan Building. During the address, Sen. Hatch stated that he was actively working to get orphan works legislation passed this Congress.Senator Hatch’s remarks on the subject were:I … Read more
Is Photo District News guilty of “passive raciscm” in their latest photo annual? In a word, no. What started (here) as race-baiting, evolved into money-grubbing race-baiting here, with a well honed charge that PDN’s photo contest is passively racist because their jury is all white.I have been critical of PDN’s past photo contests (No Confidence … Read more
