Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/08

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Subject: [Leica] Copyright Alert
From: nbeddoe at lehman.com (Beddoe, Neil)
Date: Mon Nov 8 23:58:04 2004

Are you all completely mad?  If you want to be sued by Corbis or Getty
images for taking a picture which looks similar to one they have rights for
without the defence of "innocent error" then by all means support this.  I
have never seen a clearer cut case of Turkeys voting for Christmas (or
Thanksgiving if you are from over there) in my life.

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+nbeddoe=lehman.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+nbeddoe=lehman.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina
Manley
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:11 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Copyright Alert


To the professionals on the list, this might help the beleaguered photo 
profession a little, from Jack Reznicki and the Professional Photographers 
of America:

"Contact your Senators immediately
and urge them to pass H.R. 2391, The Intellectual Property Protection
Act of 2004.  Congress reconvenes on November 16 for a "lame duck"
session-giving photographers one last chance at improving copyright
law in 2004. You can contact your Senators (and get a sample e-mail)
at http://capwiz.com/ppaworld/issues/alert/?alertid=6599801&type=CO

The Intellectual Property Protection Act combines provisions from
several bills that PPA has fought for during this Congress. Here are
the provisions most applicable to the rights of professional
photographers:

-Infringers will no longer be able to use innocent errors in a
copyright registration to have a case dismissed.
-Department of Justice may elect to bring civil copyright suits
against infringers - with damage awards going to the copyright owner
as restitution.
-Eliminates registration requirement for infringement actions by the
U.S. Government
-Allows courts to treat parts of a collective work as individual
works for statutory damages purposes.
-Creates a program to educate the public regarding the importance of
intellectual property and the harms associated with infringement.
-Authorizes at least $15 million for criminal copyright investigations in
2005.
-Makes it easier to prove damages in criminal prosecutions against
online infringers
-Allocates $2 million for better training of U.S. Attorney's Office
personnel on intellectual property issues.

Acting now is significant. When the new Congress begins in January,
all unpassed legislation from 2003 and 2004 will be wiped out -
leaving us to start the lobbying process all over again.

Again, we urge you to your Senators in support of this legislation by going
to:
http://capwiz.com/ppaworld/issues/alert/?alertid=6599801&type=CO

As always, there is no guarantee that all - or any - of the bill
provisions will be enacted into law. PPA will provide updates as this
legislation progresses."


Tina Manley, ASMP

www.tinamanley.com


http://www.pdiphotos.com
http://www.workbookstock.com
http://www.newscom.com
http://www.americanphotojournalist.com


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