Comments on: Undermining Digital Britain http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144 Photographer, living in Scotland, travelling round Eastern Europe Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: subjective theory of value - StartTags.com http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-39 subjective theory of value - StartTags.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:23:28 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-39 [...] every pitch because there are too many factors that influence the value of that ball trajectory. ...Undermining Digital Britain Simon CroftsSome images have a reproduction value for certain uses of perhaps £1, other images may be [...] [...] every pitch because there are too many factors that influence the value of that ball trajectory. …Undermining Digital Britain Simon CroftsSome images have a reproduction value for certain uses of perhaps £1, other images may be [...]

]]> By: Ducktrap Photo http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-32 Ducktrap Photo Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:40:57 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-32 I take a lot of pictures in my retirement. This is a terrific site and I'm so glad to have found it. As a photographer, it's always nice to see other people's work and read about their tecnniques and such. If you have a moment, take a look at my gallery at http://www.ducktrapphoto.com and let me know what you think. Cheers! I take a lot of pictures in my retirement. This is a terrific site and I’m so glad to have found it. As a photographer, it’s always nice to see other people’s work and read about their tecnniques and such. If you have a moment, take a look at my gallery at http://www.ducktrapphoto.com and let me know what you think. Cheers!

]]> By: Jorge M Machado http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-19 Jorge M Machado Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:28:41 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-19 I had recently given up on adding watermarks to my images... Looks like I'll be reverting to old habits from now on. I had recently given up on adding watermarks to my images… Looks like I’ll be reverting to old habits from now on.

]]> By: scrofts http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-16 scrofts Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:01:16 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-16 "Pretending not to know who the creator was does not make it an orphan work." Practically there's no difference between pretending not to know and not knowing. Unless you can prove that they were pretending. And of course you would have to find the image use before you could even think of start trying to prove that. So for all practical purposes, orphan works include where the person pretends not to know. That is part of the point of the blog post - the new legislation will reward dishonesty. “Pretending not to know who the creator was does not make it an orphan work.”

Practically there’s no difference between pretending not to know and not knowing. Unless you can prove that they were pretending. And of course you would have to find the image use before you could even think of start trying to prove that.

So for all practical purposes, orphan works include where the person pretends not to know.

That is part of the point of the blog post – the new legislation will reward dishonesty.

]]> By: Photogs Wary of UK’s Digital Economy Bill http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-15 Photogs Wary of UK’s Digital Economy Bill Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:17:35 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-15 [...] Simon Crofts: Undermining Digital Britain [...] [...] Simon Crofts: Undermining Digital Britain [...]

]]> By: Arty Smokes http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-14 Arty Smokes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:56:46 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-14 Your article is flawed because of the definition you relegated to a footnote. You wrote: "Orphan works are images where the person wanting to use an image doesn’t know, or <I>pretends not to know</I>, who the image creator was." (my emphasis) Pretending not to know who the creator was does not make it an orphan work. Pretending not to know who the creator was would make the publisher guilty of intellectual property theft and/or fraud. The Digital Economy Act will NOT mean the end of copyright and freedom to publish whatever someone likes without paying. Please stop incorrect speculation like this from being accepted as fact. The last thing photographers need is more paranoia. Your article is flawed because of the definition you relegated to a footnote. You wrote: “Orphan works are images where the person wanting to use an image doesn’t know, or pretends not to know, who the image creator was.” (my emphasis)
Pretending not to know who the creator was does not make it an orphan work. Pretending not to know who the creator was would make the publisher guilty of intellectual property theft and/or fraud. The Digital Economy Act will NOT mean the end of copyright and freedom to publish whatever someone likes without paying. Please stop incorrect speculation like this from being accepted as fact. The last thing photographers need is more paranoia.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-13 uberVU - social comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:49:47 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-13 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by josharcher: The Digital Economy Bill - another bit of essential reading here, time is running out. http://bit.ly/9YUUxe... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: A Photo Editor - UK Close To Approving Orphan Works http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-12 A Photo Editor - UK Close To Approving Orphan Works Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:32:36 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-12 [...] Simon Crofts has a post about it (here), where he [...] [...] Simon Crofts has a post about it (here), where he [...]

]]> By: Museums Computer Group » 15/02/10 The week in cultural heritage online http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-10 Museums Computer Group » 15/02/10 The week in cultural heritage online Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:50:48 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-10 [...] on the use of orphan works, arguing the greater benefits to education and research. This week,some photographers were up in arms about the potential threat to photographers’ livelihoods. It must be [...] [...] on the use of orphan works, arguing the greater benefits to education and research. This week,some photographers were up in arms about the potential threat to photographers’ livelihoods. It must be [...]

]]> By: scrofts http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-9 scrofts Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:44:20 +0000 http://simoncroftsphoto.com/blog/?p=144#comment-9 The more attention these issues get the better. Let's hope that enough people in Parliament listen. Simon The more attention these issues get the better. Let’s hope that enough people in Parliament listen.

Simon

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