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Key words in this issue: Digital Switch | Kelly v. Arriba | Exposure Control |
Printing | Contests | Postcards | PhotoSourceBank | Stock Photo
NEWSWORDS: Canadian
Killed | career | Amish | Electronic Jellyfish Lure |
Arafat | photo ban | Antarctic | Olympus | Bombay
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## PhotoAIM weekly newsletter for 09/06/03 ## 396A
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PhotoAIM, the weekly newsletter from PhotoSource
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ISSN 1530-0511
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Turning On The Digital Switch
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Cameras do it. Researchers do it. Photographers do it. And now, PhotoStockNotes is doing it.
We're going digital.
This will be the last "paper" edition of PhotoStockNOTES. Starting in October, your newsletter will be delivered to you electronically -- and not monthly, but weekly.
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FLASHBACK
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1978 – September 11 – Janet Parker was a medical photographer, and she was the last person in the world to die of smallpox; she was exposed in a laboratory mishap.
YOU AND THE LAW
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Kelly v. Arriba Round III
As
you may undoubtedly recall, Leslie Kelly previously sued Ditto.com (which was
formerly known as Arriba soft corp), for infringing his copyrights. The
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has now partially reversed
its own opinion and sent part of the case back to the District Court for a
trial on the issues.
As
I reported in the April 2000 issue of PhotoStockNotes, Pg.5, the original
District Court decision held that the use of thumbnail sketches of Kelly's
images in the search engine was a fair use.
I reported subsequently in the April 2002 issue, Pg.5, that the Circuit
Court affirmed as to the thumbnail fair use, but reversed as to the use of the
full screen image display, holding that such use constituted copyright
infringement.
The
facts are as follows. Ditto.com operates an Internet search engine that
displays its results in the form of small thumbnail-size images rather than the
more usual form of text. It obtains its image database by copying images
from other websites, including Kelly's. A larger version of the thumbnail
image appears when a viewer clicks on the thumbnail. However, the larger image
actually transports a full-size high-resolution image onto the screen directly
from Kelly's website.
Thumbnails
Still O.K.
Upon
rehearing, the Circuit Court adhered to its original determination that the
thumbnail size use of the images was a fair use. It also withdrew its
determination that the display of a full size image constituted copyright
infringement on the technical ground that neither party had requested summary
judgment on the issue of copyright infringement as to the larger image.
Accordingly, the Circuit Court sent the issue back to the District Court for
further proceedings.
Full-Size
Image Still In Question
Want to read more of this article? Go to: http://www.photoaim.com/legal103.html
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This week's featured photographer on PhotoSourceFolio: Ron Russell:
(http://www.photosourcefolio.com)
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BUSINESS NOTEPAD
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WHO ARE YOU COMPETING AGAINST? If your file contains calendar-type generic pictures, you are competing against two levels: 1.) The giants: CORBIS and GETTY IMAGES; 2.) The former major stock agencies (that still exist) from the 1990's. In contrast, if you are a specialist in one or a few specific subject areas, (gardening, pediatrics, geology, NASA, France, fly fishing, etc.), you probably have only a handful of competitors. If your photo collection shows that you are a generalist, change your ways. Pick one or a couple of subject matters that you love photographing, and become a mini-expert in those fields. When you specialize, the Internet allows you to compete easily with the Big Boys, because for them it is not cost-effective to specialize. But it can work for you. -RE
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GOODSTUFF
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CREATIVE EXPOSURE CONTROL: How to get the exposure you want every time, by Les Meehan. Amphoto Books, 2001, 128 pages, $24.95, ISBN 0-8174-3727-4. Most books on exposure just tell you to increase exposure for light subjects, reduce it for dark ones, and bracket. Meehan goes further, explaining lighting ratios and how to control them, how different light levels, colors, and subject angle can distort meter readings, etc. He also offers an excellent explanation of how to adapt Ansel Adams’ zone system to 35 mm., whether you process your own, use a lab, or shoot digitally. The result: more control, better photos, and more sales. —David Arnold http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#0817437274 .
EPSON COMPLETE GUIDE TO DIGITAL PRINTING, by Rob Sheppard. Create sparkling digital photographs of professional quality using all kinds of ink jet printers. Follow an expert’s advice on: deciding which printer is right for you, based on features, performance, and price; choosing standard and specialty papers; image-processing programs and how they can be used to refine your photos for printing; finishing touches that can turn a good print into a great one; expanding your creative horizons by working in black-and-white; and creating panoramic images. ($24.95; ISBN: 1-57990-427-0; 160 pages, all color) Contact: Chris Vaccari Lark Books, 50 College St, Asheville NC 28801.
http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#1579904270 .
CONTESTS
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NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION. Deadline: September 3, 2003. Awards: $1,500 cash awards + product awards. Fee: $30/up to 3 entries. Contact with SASE: Lisah Horner, Artisans, 78 E Blithedale Av, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Phone: 1 415 388-2044. Web: http://www.artisans-marin.org .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't
believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people
who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find
them, make them." - George Bernard Shaw
FREE THIS WEEK
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THIS WEEK'S WEB FEATURE
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Position yourself so that photo researchers come to you for your stock photography. It's easy. Join the PhotoSourceBank. Photobuyers use this directory of specific photos and photographers to find the pictures they need. http://www.photosourcebook.com/bank/photographer.php
Watch for developments in the field of stock photography in PhotoAIM's
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS
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You'll be the first to
know…
Note: If the URL is
long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work.
Instead, "copy and paste" the URL.
Gallery Shows Works by
Canadian Killed in Iran:
Capturing life's motion
Christmas gift from
wife-to-be led to career in photography
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/09/03iweek/J1-dempster0903-8089.html
NikonNet and 'Legends
Behind The Lens' Feature Bill Coleman's Unique Vision Of The Amish Culture
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK2.story&STORY=/www/story/09-03-2003/0002010389&EDATE=WED+Sep+03+2003,+06:00+PM
Fishing For Photos Of
Rare Or Unknown Deep-sea Creatures With An Electronic Jellyfish Lure
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030903074316.htm
Arafat Photos Go on
Display in Gaza City
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V9821.AP-Arafats-Image.html?urac=n&urvf=10626477682180.68252840267979
Wassenaar abandons photo
ban
http://www.expatica.com/index.asp?pad=2,18,&item_id=33953
1939 Antarctic Film to
Be Restored
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030903/ap_on_en_mu/byrd_film_1
Olympus Readies Camera
for Shutterbugs,
Tue Sep 2, 3:00 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20030902/tc_pcworld/112278
Deadly blasts click for
Bombay street photographer:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030830/wl_sthasia_afp/india_attacks_media_030830045135
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