Adventures in Copyright

Photo & Film Expo 2014

#PhotoFilmExpo

Paul Jacobson

@pauljacobson

Legal strategist

Online services

“b. How Pinterest and other users can use your content!!

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A different approach

– Trey Ratcliff writing on Google+

“The "pirates" are part of my community. Not everyone in the community has equal means.

Pirates are not cretins riddled with immoral behavior in every part of their life. These are all

generally good people who would gladly support me, their friendly local neighborhood artist, if they could easily afford it. They can't now, but they will be able to some day... I give them something now,

and they will give me something later.”

– Trey Ratcliff

“Last, and most important, as soon as I opened everything up, our business has grown and grown. Our team now of about 10 people are happy and everything is profitable. It is strange to see a chart over time that shows an increase in revenues and

an increase in piracy. Now, piracy is not the reason that revenues are increasing, but they are

not hurting revenues. .”

Consider a different path?

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