Are You Using Protection?

Funny little by-line for a very serious matter. How much do you know about copyright and how often do you register your images? Image theft IS rampant. How many of you have found your images on someone else’s Facebook or website or blog without A: permission to use it or B: proper credit and C: compensation for use? If you live in Los Angeles, or near LA, you really should attend this lecture at Pier59 studios this Saturday from 4 PM to 7 PM. Debra Weiss is speaking and if you haven’t had the chance to hear her, you must definitely carve some time out of your hectic schedule and go hear her speak. She’s so intelligent and witty that she’s actually fun to hear lecture. But what I really love about Debra is that she is fighting for OUR rights as photographers and adamantly passionate about protecting our work. I honestly believe we should have more people like Debra Weiss in our industry, fighting for us in these confusing times.

As part of MOPLA Creative Consultant Debra Weiss is being joined by an esteemed panel of experts in this program presented by APA National who will discuss the ever important issues surrounding Copyright and what you need to know to effectively exercise your rights and protect your work. Topics to be discussed with panel members Jessica Darraby and Ed Greenberg (IP Attorneys), Jeff Sedlik (PLUS CEO and Expert Witness) and photographer Karen Knauer will include Registration, Fair Use, Appropriation, Retaining an Attorney, the Anti-Copyright Movement and more. Admission to this program is free, however, a $5.00 donation to the Lucie Foundation would be appreciated. So with it practically being free, how can you turn down an opportunity to learn priceless information?? We must all have a better understanding of the copyright of our images that we produce. Know it or Blow it. Right?

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