Photographer wins $1.2 million from companies that took pictures off Twitter

This is a big deal—especially with how often people swipe photos and steal with attribution or permission ..

The internet is evolving to formulate a legal future. Perhaps rulings like this will create some sort of code of ethics…

And in a sense it’s a victory for independent journalists too, those who are doing the reporters’ work for them.
Think of it: how often when breaking news occurs, the networks just start following citizens’ Twitters and blogs.

Now there is a new ground rules. There is fair use—now a court decided to chart a course on legal use.

I think I agree with this decision and wonder secretly of I have ever violated it…

Photographer wins $1.2 million from companies that took pictures off Twitter