Copyright For Photographers – 2018 Update

With the Copyright Zone Guys Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki

Steve BrazillOctober 25, 2018

Back in 2017 I was dealing with a Copyright infringement and ended up reaching out to Ed Greenberg, one of the guys behind the great website The Copyright Zone.The phone conversation with Ed turned into one of my most popular shows to date, the original Copyright for Photographers episode from June of 2017. Recording that show with Ed, and his Copyright education partner Jack Reznicki, changed my workflow. From the feedback I got on that show it seems it changed a lot people’s understanding and approach to protecting their copyright.

Fast forward to 2018 and some things have changed, and so Jack and Ed have agreed to join me again to offer some updates and insight on the current state of copyright registration in the US for photographers. You don’t need to see the first show before watching this, but we won’t be recovering all of that info, so at some point you should watch that too. This is an update to that show, a sequel. We will recap some of the important points, but will mainly cover the changes you need to know now.

As with the first show, on this episode I am hoping to dispel some rumors, and get accurate information out to the photo community. To do that, there may not be anyone as passionate about photographer’s rights as the two guys behind The Copyright Zone website and book.

Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki are well know for their lectures and presentations on the importance of understanding your rights as a photographer. Through multiple appearances with B & H Photo, Scott Kelby’s The Grid, and even KelbyOne Courses, these two have been helping educate photographers for years.

Ed Greenberg has been a practicing litigator in New York City for over thirty years. He has represented a Who’s Who of top photographers and illustrators, not to mention the average people like you and I – Richard Avedon, Mel Sokolsky, Chris Usher, MacDuff Everton, Michael Grecco, Anita Kunz, Marc Burkhardt and of course, his partner at The Copyright Zone, Jack Reznicki. He has represented models, model agencies (including Ford Models), stylists, reps, agents and The Society of Illustrators. Not only has Ed been a guest lecturer in the Masters Program in Digital Photography at The School of Visual Arts in New York, but has also been a faculty member. This is a guy that actually goes to court and tries cases – in front of real judges and juries. Honestly, I can’t believe he is a guest on this show, but today he is.

Jack Reznicki is an internationally renowned commercial people and children photographer, also based in New York City. His client list reads like a dream resume – Toys “R” Us, Tylenol, The Wall Street Journal, Hyatt, Kodak, Reader’s Digest, Crest, AT&T, and Playtex to name a few. And ready for this, Jack has had several Time Magazine covers.

A published author, Jack’s books on commercial photography include “Studio and Commercial Photography- A Kodak Pro Workshop” . Jack has twice received the IPC (International Photographic Council) Leadership medal for “Excellence in Studio Photography” at the United Nations. His work is truly that amazing.

One of the original “Canon Explorers of Light”, Jack is also an “Epson Stylus Pro”, and a Sandisk “Photo Master”. He does testing and consulting with Canon, Epson, Adobe, Mamiya, Microsoft, X-Rite, Leaf digital backs, and onOne Software.

I am so happy that these two gentleman are back on Behind the Shot, and I really hope this info helps you.

Join me on this special episode of Behind the Shot as I spend some more time with The Copyright Zone guys, Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki to talk about Copyright for Photographers.

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