Copyright
French organisation launches controversial ad campaign for photographers' rights
A French organisation representing professional photographers has launched a new campaign against the abusive use of photographs, often without proper remuneration, by editors and marketers
Rights 06 Apr 2012
Social website Pinterest runs into photography copyright issues
Pinterest, the new social networking site that lets people "pin" images found online, has been accused of encouraging the copyright infringement of photographs. But, BJP finds, photographers can easily...
Copyright 22 Mar 2012
Culture Minister to address photographic industry at Sony World Photography Awards
Ed Vaizey, the UK's Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, will address the photographic industry at the upcoming Sony World Photography Awards ceremony in London, says the Stop43...
Rights 21 Mar 2012
Shepard Fairey pleads guilty to contempt charge
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the Barack Obama Hope poster, has pled guilty to one count of criminal contempt, a year after he settled his copyright infringement case with The Associated Press...
Copyright 24 Feb 2012
Telegraph's picture editor caught in copyright infringement blunder [update]
A deputy picture editor for The Daily Telegraph's website has been caught arguing that editorial staff is not required to gain clearance for the use of images online due to the nature of the industry,...
Rights 10 Feb 2012
Photographer wins copyright infringement case
Photographer David Hoffman has won a symbolic judgement against a government-affiliated charity - Drug Abuse Resistance Education - and the Department of Health after it used 19 images without permission...
Copyright 26 Jan 2012
Getty Images fights copyright infringement ruling in French court
Getty Images stands accused of intellectual property right infringement after it was successfully sued in a French court by the heiresses of iconic furniture designers
Stock Agencies 23 Jan 2012
AFP v. Morel: Both parties moving for summary judgment
Freelance photographer Daniel Morel, Agence France-Presse and Getty Images are now moving for a summary judgment in the two-year-old case
Rights 18 Jan 2012
Archant pushes new rights-grabbing contract [update 2]
Publishing house Archant has been accused of rights-grabbing after it introduced a new contract for photographers working on its local newspapers
Copyright 04 Nov 2011
Freetard or visionary?
Jonathan Worth says abandoning traditional copyright in favour of Creative Commons sharing has saved his portrait business
Copyright 09 Sep 2011
BBC's Twitter statement is "unacceptable", says NUJ
The National Union of Journalists' freelance organiser has attacked BBC's justifications for using, without authorisation, images posted on Twitter
Copyright 19 Aug 2011
Blogger denies settling Daily Mail case
Despite assurances from the Daily Mail that it had reached an agreement with Alice Taylor over the unauthorised use of her images, the blogger says that the British newspaper has yet to agree to her terms...
Copyright 18 Aug 2011
Mail Online accused of infringing on photographer's copyright [update]
The Daily Mail's online picture editors have been accused of publishing a photographer's images despite being denied permission to use them
Copyright 17 Aug 2011
BBC caught in Twitter copyright row [newly updated]
Bloggers and photographers are calling on the BBC to rethink its use of Twitter images during its news broadcasts after failing to credit copyright owners
Copyright 15 Aug 2011
Photo agency wins landmark copyright victory
Mavrix Photo, a Los Angeles and Miami-based celebrity photography agency, has won "a landmark victory" in an ongoing copyright infringement case, setting a potential precedent that could benefit photographers...
Copyright 12 Aug 2011
Dismay at Government proposals to introduce IP reform, including orphan works legislation
[Updated] The Government's proposed reforms of intellectual property are criticised by the British Photographic Council, which says creators should have an unwaivable right to be identified as author of...
Rights 05 Aug 2011
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