The responses to what many — including a steadily increasing number of highly respected mainstream figures — have come to view as Donald Trump’s treason in Helsinki has become savage, and that applies not just to written and spoken evaluations but to visual ones as well. I have never seen anything remotely resembling this level of visual critique of a sitting president in the mainstream media. […]
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Copyright law covers the actions and creations of humans, and only humans. Claim otherwise and all those cat videos become performance art, whose performers — like Maru the box lover, or Henri, the existential French cat — deserve not just special treatment for their cooperation but the lion’s share of the royalties they earn for product endorsements and such. […] Today, May 25, 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. These stringent new regulations have been adopted by the European Union to protect the rights to privacy of its citizens — important rights that are valued by people across the globe. Photocritic International respects the privacy of its subscribers and visiting readers by complying with international regulations, including the GDPR. […] Two small items must be appended to this report. First, a Japanese newspaper announced that the waters near Mount Fuji were so polluted that one could develop photographs therein and get recognizable if fuzzy results. And the Allied Impex Corporation, after its success with this item last Christmas, announced that it was again planning to market its Mick-a-Matic — an Instamatic camera built into a large and colorful Mickey Mouse head — during the holiday season. […] |
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Dog Day Afternoons: Bits & Pieces (12)
Surprisingly few members of the international photography network came out in public support of Liu Xia during her long ordeal; most of those who demonstrated and petitioned steadfastly on her behalf came from the literary community. […]