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Steven Hughes March 24, 2018 - Photography News

Photographer Sues Pest Control Company for a Cool 2.7 Million by @petapixel #copyright #brands #photography

Insect Photographer Sues Pest Control Company for $2.7 Million

Insect Photographer Sues Pest Control Company for $2.7 Million

A well-known insect photographer has filed a $2.7 million copyright infringement lawsuit against a pest-control company. He accuses the businesses of using his photos without permission on its website. Alex Wild is the curator of entomology at the University of Texas-Austin, and his photos have been featured

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    Steven Hughes February 26, 2018 - Photography News

    500px sold to VCG of Beijing, China #500px #China #photography

    500px Acquired by VCG, the Getty Images of China

    500px Acquired by VCG, the Getty Images of China

    500px has been acquired by Visual China Group (VCG), the Beijing, China-based photo and media agency that's known as "the Getty Images of China." VCG annou

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      Jon Davatz Photo February 27, 2018

      I deleted 4 years worth of images from 500px before they end up on the black market in China - I already saw one being used for a medicinal herb website in China - good luck to go after them as they may have their own idea what copyright means.

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    Steven Hughes September 1, 2017 - Photography News

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