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Weekend Reading 5.15.202
by Frank Rocco | Weekend Reading
Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Daniel Kevin Kramer) The Sarabande Foundation Lands At Photo London Hey Photographers, Sell Your Old Crap Already! A...

Copyright Office Shakeup / A Message from the CEO
by Thomas Maddrey | Message from the CEO, News
Late yesterday we learned of a change to the copyright landscape in Washington. Multiple reports have confirmed that the current U.S. Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, has been fired by President Trump. This comes approximately a week after the Librarian of...

Weekend Reading 5.8.2025
by Frank Rocco | Weekend Reading
Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Stephen Cherry) AI is creeping into every space of our lives, experts caution VE80: War Mechanic and Amateur...

Weekend Reading 5.1.2025
by Frank Rocco | Weekend Reading
Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Michael Shay) Prime Lenses Are Becoming Less and Less Relevant “Echoing Above”: Photographer Captured How Workers...

Weekend Reading 4.24.2025
by Frank Rocco | Weekend Reading
Interesting/useful/fun stories to check out over the weekend (Warning: Highly Bookmarkable). A weekly roundup of links curated by Frank Rocco. (Image: Luke Copping) Depth of Interest: What Makes a Landscape Photograph Stick What Steve Jobs can teach us about...

ADVOCACY: ASMP Files US Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Today, ASMP filed a brief (see below) with the US Supreme Court in the case of Elliot McGucken v. Valnet, Inc. This important matter presents the issue of the "server test", which is prevalent in the 9th Circuit. This test, in short, excuses certain types of...