PPA Talks Copyright with Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
During the Copyright Alliance meeting (July 28, 2010), PPA staff spoke with Victoria Espinel, appointed by President Obama as the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (a position created in 2008 when President Bush signed the PRO-IP act into law).
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Senate Considers Bills Favorable to Home-Based Businesses and the Self-Employed
PPA urges the U.S. Senate to pass two key tax provisions that will be beneficial to alleviating the tax burden faced by small business owners like photographers. As the Senate prepares to debate H.R. 5297 - The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, PPA has sent letters of support to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee leadership and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), applauding their efforts to ease some of the challenges faced by many photographers.
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Vital Signs: Electronic Signatures
Whether it's a destination wedding or out-of-town clients, there may be times in your career when a hand-signed document is more difficult to obtain. The good news is that there is an alternative: the electronic signature.
As defined by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), an electronic signature is an "electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record." In other words, an electronic signature is the digital equivalent of hand signing a document.
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Vital Signs: Plan Ahead for Photography Permits
If you live near a national park, national monument or conservation area, your clients may want you to photograph them at one of those locations...but you may need a permit in order to do that. Many of these locations are managed by government, state and local agencies and have rules and regulations photographers must follow to obtain permits.
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Vital Signs: The Legal Side of Senior Photography
Whether it's dealing with a senior who is under the age of 18 or a high school that has an exclusive contract for their yearbook portraiture, it is important to make sure that you follow all of the proper legal steps before taking the first image.
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