19 September 2023

Copyright Infringement Warning for Cape Town Photographers

Copyright / Intellectual Property Rights for Photographers
Copyright Infringement Warning to Cape Town Photographers
Copyright / Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Warning

Copyright Infringement : Using Images Without Permission

It is every photographer's responsibility to be vigilant in terms of images being used without permission and to take the necessary steps to manage / report copyright infringement(s) to the appropriate on and / or offline establishments / advertisers / legal authorities.

Useful Copyright and Intellectual Property Articles (South Africa)

  • Copyright Infringement Article Mail and Guardian

  • No Copyright Notice. No Excuse. Article Adams and Adams (Legal Services)

  • How to Copyright Your Work. Article Adams and Adams (Legal Services)

  • Copyright does NOT need to be registered in SA Smit & Van Wyk (Legal Services)

  • The role of intellectual property rights' protection in advancing development SA Scielo

  • SA Copyright Act as Published (PDF) in the Government Gasette www.gov.za

Overview of Copyright Law, Intellectual Property and Litigation
An overview of intellectual property, copyright infringement(s) and litigation possibilities are discussed at every photography training session I facilitate in Milnerton / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town (or elsewhere).

Below are links to posts I have created here on the Vernon Chalmers Photography website of advertisers / establishments / institutions / websites using Vernon Chalmers Photography images without permission and / or prior arrangements.

The latest Vernon Chalmers Photography image used Without Permission is the Tracy Trust Property website.

Other local / international websites (mainly accommodation, travelling / tourism and advertising) using / used  a Vernon Chalmers Photography image without permission (links to posts on this website)


Original Posts are all on the Vernon Chalmers Photography website 

Example Copyright Infringement

Attached Image
: As used / amended by the Airbnb establishment

<<Bright Beachside on Woodbridge Island Using a Vernon Chalmers Image Without Permission: Bright Beachside En-suite on Woodbridge Island Using a Vernon Chalmers Woodbridge Island / Table Mountain Image Without Permission

It came to my attention that Bright Beachside En-suite on Woodbridge Island at www.airbnb.com is using a Vernon Chalmers Woodbridge Island Milnerton, Cape Town copyright image without permission.

When visiting the Bright Beachside En-suite on Woodbridge Island website the Vernon Chalmers Woodbridge Island Milnerton, Cape Town image is located on the View Photos section listed on the main image on the the www.airbnb.com website.

This is the Woodbridge Island image that was taken by Bright Beachside on Woodbridge Island without permission from a Vernon Chalmers website in Cape Town, South Africa. >>

www.vernonchalmers.photography/2018/03/bright-beachside-on-woodbridge-island.html

Copyright Infringement Warning to Cape Town Photographers: Bright Beachside on Woodbridge Island Using a Vernon Chalmers Image Without Permission
Copyright Infringement Warning: Bright Beachside on Woodbridge Island Using a Vernon Chalmers Image Without Permission

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