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. […]
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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. […] 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. […] |
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Birthday Musings 12/19/18
If all goes as planned, over the winter and spring we will relocate to Stone Ridge, a hamlet within Marbletown, NY, a 15-minute drive away from Kingston and a few minutes more away from Woodstock, New Paltz, and Poughkeepsie. Just 90 miles due north of Manhattan, but much quieter, more rural, and definitely less abrasive than this outer-borough locale. […]