While skimming through a book, have you ever taken a snapshot of a photograph with your phone? What about the internet? Have you ever taken a photograph with your phone to show someone else? Most of us are guilty of this action. We want to remember the photograph that we saw and we want others to see it. Why purchase the entire book? Why purchase every photograph when people can help you chose the best? What about saving a photograph and printing it off somewhere else? Many of us are also guilty of this.Due to the nature of photography, people constantly fail to realize that photographs are protected under copyright laws and belong to the photographer or artist. As the use of digital technology in mobile phones and the internet increases, we find more of these copyright laws being taken for granted.
When I upload photographs to the internet, I trust clients to share them with friends and family on the site they are uploaded to and to aid in the selection process. When this is violated, the trust for that client is completely gone. I have had to change the way I operate my business in many ways and add additional rules due to copyright issues.
Many new digital technologies contain cameras making this issue harder on the industry. Cell phones and the iPodTouch now contain cameras. The iPad will also be coming out with cameras sometime this year. As the technology for these devices advance, it makes it easier to capture a photograph and look at it later.
When I see a photograph that I have taken on somebody’s phone or iPod, as long as my trademark continues to be seen, I have no problem with them putting it on their background or showing their friends; it is free advertising and a great way to get your name out there. It is not until they actually attempt to print my photographs or try to cut the trademark out that the real problem begins.
I really liked your sources, especially the one about the iPad. I am always interested in what new technologies are going to update to become that nearly perfect. Good that you had evidence to back up your claim of the iPad having a camera in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe multi-media could use a little help. You are talking about copyright and how it is affected in the pictures we take. I would have like to see maybe a video of someone going into a book store and doing this, or maybe a grainy picture so I get an idea of what an illegal picture looks like.
I liked your writing, but you could be a little more personal with it. Try to include some funny comments, show some personality. It is good writing, but it reminds me of reading something out of a textbook. Great information, just no personality.
For future topics, you should explore what kind of camera the iPad is going to have. How high quality the pictures and if it will have a USB port to upload pictures from your digital camera.
I enjoyed the literary technique you used at the beginning; asking a series of rhetorical questions is a great way to generate thoughts in your readers' minds and get them engaged in your post. It was effective for me, as it made me evaluate myself and relate my own experiences to the topic.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the atmosphere of your blog; the background image fits the mood well. However, I noticed that the font changed from your first post to your second post. I would suggest keeping the font consistent so you can develop a sense of familiarity with your readers. For the record, I'd choose the font you used in this post, but I'd make it a bit bigger. With such a small font size, it was slightly difficult to read, which could turn off certain members of your audience.
In the post, you referred to your business and your clients. I was confused by this and wanted more information. I would suggest giving some background of your experiences, including exactly what you do in the photography industry. This will help establish your credibility as a blogger and be of interest to your readers as well. I think you should try draw on your experiences with photography (and even some of the products you have produced??) and include them in future posts.