Copyright Is the Most Important Tool You're Not Using

The piece raises something real: photographers are notoriously bad at protecting their own work legally, and the ongoing wave of lawsuits over unauthorised use of creative material is the loudest reminder in years that copyright registration and enforcement actually matters. If you're licensing images, shooting for editorial, or posting work anywhere online, knowing what fair use actually covers and what it doesn't is the difference between having recourse and having nothing. The article is light on specifics, but the prompt is legitimate. Know your rights before the job, not after you've found your image on a billboard.