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February 2006
Thursday 23 February
  • Service or Infringement? (11:51) - Google's image search set back from the LA Times "U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz in Los Angeles ruled that Google was likely to lose at least part of a copyright infringement case filed by a publisher of adult magazines...
Wednesday 22 February
  • The AP Takes a Stand (19:14) - AP Cancels Photo Coverage Of LPGA A wire service like the Associated Press has enough distribution and clout to make waves in the photography industry. So when the LPGA announced its new restrictive photo credential which gives them unlimited free...
Tuesday 21 February
  • Happy Birthday, Bitshelter (11:56) - Happy Birthday, Bitshelter! Although PhotoShelter wasn’t launched until late June 2005, our company, Bitshelter, was founded a year ago this month. Happy birthday to our little Delaware corporation! I still find it amazing that in this day and age of...
Wednesday 15 February
  • Cease & Desist Frenzy (13:56) - In early November 2005, two photographers were contacted by Sue Edson, the Syracuse Athletic Communications Director, to remove their images of Syracuse Athletes from their online portfolios on SportsShooter.com. The reasoning was two-fold: 1) the images were being used in...
Tuesday 14 February
  • Firewall! (18:10) - We are a company of Internet nerds, so when a blockbuster like "Firewall" (starring Harrison Ford) comes out, we take a field trip. 7 previews and 100 minutes later, I realize that I'll never get that time back. Harrison...
Sunday 12 February
  • Be Like Mike (22:13) - Upgrading the features and functionality of PhotoShelter occurs late at night to minimize disruptions to the site. Of course, there's a lot of idle time waiting for 1am to roll around, so we like to play some hoops in...