Wired.com reports that a “Russian Billionaire has installed an ‘Anti-Photo Shield’ on his huge yacht.” The owner purportedly can turn on lasers to fire at cameras that will “obliterate” the photo. A bright light that is shot towards a camera so that the shot is overexposed might be legal. But if an infrared laser damages [...]

This Week in Law, one of the TWiT.TV shows, discussed the new Terms of Service for Twitter that was revised to confirm that you own your tweets. About 21 minutes into Show #29, the TWiL panel commented on the efforts of Photo Attorney in revealing sites that claim copyright in photos posted on them. The [...]

Here are more rights grabs that are out of this world! **If you enter your print in the 2009 Chicago Zoological Society Photo Contest, then you give the Society your copyright, too! The rules state: “Submission of any entry further constitutes the entrant’s consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all [...]

Those of you interested in analyzing the effect of copyright law and modern copyright debates should pick up a copy of William Patry’s new book, “Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars.” Ray Dowd has a thorough review of the book on his Copyright Litigation Blog.

As explained in my article on “Using the DMCA Takedown Notice to Battle Copyright Infringement,” the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) states that while an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is not liable for transmitting information that may infringe a copyright, the ISP must remove materials from users’ websites that appear to constitute copyright infringement after [...]

CopyrightAction has posted an announcement from copyright lawyer, photographer and CopyrightAction member, Scott Gair. Scott is a solicitor (lawyer) at Mayo Wynne Baxter. Mayo Wynne Baxter is hosting a free Copyright Law Seminar at the Brighton Media Centre (Friese-Greene House, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL) from 5:30pm till 7:30pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. [...]

How much do you know about copyright law? Check your knowledge on Bryan Cave’s Art Law blog. Note that there is an exception for Myth 9. Check 17 USC 120 of the Copyright Act: The copyright in an architectural work that has been constructed does not include the right to prevent the making, distributing, or [...]

eCO, the Copyright Office online system for filing copyright registrations, will be unavailable from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4 until 12 noon on Saturday, September 5, eastern time, while the Library of Congress performs a critical equipment installation. For further information about eCO, go to the Copyright Office website.

*Hollywoodscoop.com reports that George Clooney is suing a photographer who “climbed over the wall on Clooney’s property and took pictures of a 13-year-old girl changing in one of his guest rooms.” If true, then the photographer may be found liable for trespass, invasion of privacy, and/or intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims. Lesson [...]

Christopher Boffoli reports that he was awarded $1,000 plus court costs in the “small claims” court of the King County District Court System (state court) in Seattle for the unauthorized use of his photo. His case was against a real estate agent who used one of his images in one of her commercial listings. He [...]