ImageRights: A Tool to Help With Copyright Infringement

Posted: September 13, 2016

Freelance photographers are often a one-person team. This means they may not be up to speed on all of the legal information photographers need to know -— especially when it comes to copyright and images posted online. Fortunately, there's now a tool that can help. The Image Rights tool can help photographers take control of copyright infringement issues and help them protect their online images. Peter West Carey, writer for Digital Photography School, shares how Image Rights can help photographers.

ImageRights – Finding and Pursuing Copyright Infringement of Your Images

Image Rights (imagerights.com) is a middleman for those of us not in tune with the various legal systems, as they pertain to unauthorized use of our images. It’s an opportunity to go after copyright infringement (entities who use your photo work without your permission) and effectively hire a lawyer in a number of countries. It’s also a discovery service to find out where you images are being used. It’s not perfect, and does not pertain to every case of copyright infringement, but it is a useful tool for those with a lot of online images. This article is an overview of the service, as an in-depth how-to would be very lengthy. How it Works Getting Started I like that Image Rights (IR) uses a simple flow diagram to help me visualize what goes where, and what comes next. Images are uploaded by you (upper left), then when a discovery happens (upper middle) there are some options. Read the entire article ImageRights – Finding and Pursuing Copyright Infringement of Your Images on Digital Photography School.