Category Archives: Legal

Registering for the Electronic Copyright Office beta

As I was going through some old Google Reader items that I’d saved (starred, whatever), I came across Jim Goldstein’s article on the U.S. Copyright Office’s Electronic Copyright Office (eCO) beta. I saved this article because I’d intended to sign … Continue reading

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Joao Silva and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize

My nomination for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism (Breaking News Photography). UPDATE1: Fail.

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Architectural copyright and photography

Ruth Suehle’s article on intellectual property, trademark and copyright as these concepts relate to photography, points out that “copyright law does protect architecture for buildings built after 1990.” Had no idea. The details can be found in U.S. Copyright Office … Continue reading

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Stop and identify law in the D.C. metro area

There’s been a good deal of commentary related to my July complaint. Thanks once more to everyone who weighed in with an opinion, either here or elsewhere. I’ve considered responding to many of the points (and allegations), but I haven’t … Continue reading

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