3 posts tagged “law”
OK, this may be an odd place to put info about a Twitter Campaign but... I know there are artists out there and I don't know any info other than that I am provided with.
Jon Engle, an illustrator, is being sued by StockArt for copyright infringement on work he claims is his own and they claim he stole from artists on their site.
His blog post is here: JonEngle.com/accused
Not only has he been sent a bill for 'illegal' use of (his own) images but they are contacting clients of his to say he is under investigation for copyright infringement which has led him to be banned from some other work sites and caused quite a bit of problems for him with clients!
You may have seen some of his work without knowing it as he has worked on some TV programmes etc.
OK, I confess to knowing only 1 side of this story, but the info sucks.
Moral: If you have work that you want to retain the rights to you must prove you created it, and when. Don't assume everyone will play nice or fair. If you can't prove you had it before they did, you may be in trouble!
His Twitter: http://twitter.com/relevantstudio
His website portfolio: http://www.relevantstudio.com/
Other examples of his work: http://www.behance.net/Relevant
(cross-posted a couple of places)
"Parliament is about to debate measures that will see all forms of paid-for paranormal activities fall under the new Consumer Protection Regulations. As well as tackling a raft of more mundane commercial sharp practice, these regulations will also replace the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951."
Hmmm, OK, it is apparently going to focus on those making big bucks out of mass-fraud but....
Just so everyone knows, its the gays that are the cause of Israel's earthquakes....
Israeli MP blames quakes on gays
An Israeli MP has blamed parliament's tolerance of gays for earthquakes that have rocked the Holy Land recently.
Shlomo Benizri, of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party, said the tremors had been caused by lawmaking that gave "legitimacy to sodomy".
Israel decriminalised homosexuality in 1988 and has since passed several laws recognising gay rights.
Two earthquakes shook the region last week and a further four struck in November and December.
Mr Benizri made his comments while addressing a committee of the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, about the country's readiness for earthquakes.
He called on lawmakers to stop "passing legislation on how to encourage homosexual activity in the state of Israel, which anyway brings about earthquakes".
Israeli court rulings in recent years have granted inheritance rights to gay couples and recognised same-sex marriages performed abroad.
Last week, Israel's attorney general ruled same-sex couples could adopt.
Story from BBC NEWS
Published: 2008/02/20 19:24:52 GMT
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