Brian Maack shot a picture of Desmond after a touchdown reception, as Desmond struck the Heisman Trophy Pose....
After quite a few years Brian is bringing a lawsuit against Desmond and several other media outlets and publications for unauthorized use. SI magazine paid $500 and provided a credit to him upon the initial publication back in 91 (?) but the lawsuit addresses other uses including Nissan who used it as a background in an ad....
Any comments on this? I'm just bringing it up to discuss copyrighting images. Do photographers need to submit images if they plan to bave them purchased for one time use or just general protection? What's it cost to copyright a photo with tbe copyright office?