YouTube Copyright Dispute
This week we received an enquiry about a breach of copyright. Our client claims to own the copyright in several documentaries which have been posted on YouTube At least 3 individuals have posted films on YouTube without permission. There have been a total of over 2.2 million views. At an average of US$9.90 per thousand […]
Copyright Breach Allegations
We spoke to a client about a copyright matter this week. They had had a company prepare some plans for them based off an initial sketch, however no contract was signed and they did not like the design, so they got the plans drawn up by someone else.
Facebook and Copyright Issues
This week we saw a new client regarding some Facebook and Copyright issues. She had obtained permission to use images from the US manufacturer’s website, but there was nothing very formal. It raises the issues of what can and cannot be copied. We have another client who took his own photos of various spare parts […]
Copyright – International Enforcement
We received some interesting instructions this week from a photographer that was referred by an old client. One of his photographs, of a girl with her hands and feet on the ground, but bending over backwards, has been found on a billboard poster in New Zealand advertising flexible bus fares! He had not given any […]