Monday, January 8, 2018

Photo Copyright Cases


Photo Copyright Cases Sheet

Last class, we went over some of the important ethics of photography. Today we will be continuing to discuss this ideaof ethics, focusing on the specific issue of copyright. Copyright is a serious issue in contemporary photography and there have been numerous laws and regulations that have been put into place to try to control or regulate Copyright Infringement.
You have been given an article with 10 different Copyright Cases related to photography. After reading briefly about each case, choose ONE case to learn more about and answer the following questions…

  1. Which case did you choose to further investigate?
  2. When did this case occur?

  3. How long did the case go on?

  4. Please name all the people that were involved in the case and their positions.
  5. What were the direct outcomes of the case? Were new laws introduced? Were there policy changes involved?
  6. Do you agree with the verdict (decision/outcome) of the case? Please explain why!

  7. Why did you choose to look more into this case?

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