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Daniel Morel reacts to World Press Photo wins [updated]

Freelance photographer Daniel Morel, who has found himself in the middle of a legal fight after his images of last year's Haiti earthquake were distributed by Agence France Presse without authorisation,...

Photojournalism 12 Feb 2011

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

AFP v. Morel: How will photographers benefit?

Let it be clear: the high-profile case pitting freelance photographer Daniel Morel to Agence France Presse, Getty Images and CNN is not just a personal fight between one photographer against larger corporations....

Copyright 10 Jan 2011

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

"We will prevail," says AFP of Morel case

Agence France Presse' lawyers have told BJP they believe the news agency will prevail in its legal fight against freelance photographer Daniel Morel, despite a recent court order.

Copyright 04 Jan 2011

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

Court hands Morel his first victory in AFP case (update)

Freelance photographer Daniel Morel is now in a stronger position with his case against Agence France Presse after a court dismissed the agency's argument that it had a legitimate licence to distribute...

Copyright 03 Jan 2011

Morel to pursue legal case as AFP tries to settle (update)

Agence France Presse, joined by Getty Images, CNN and CBS, haved tried to settle their cases against Daniel Morel, as the freelance photographer has reached an agreement with US network ABC, BJP can confirm...

Media 08 Nov 2010

AFP v. Morel: The Important Questions

What did Agence France Presse know when it distributed without permission freelance photographer Daniel Morel's images? What was Getty Images' role? And why isn't TwitPic in court?

Media 04 Oct 2010

AFP v. Morel: Judge reserves decision in AFP dismissal request

A US judge has yet to decide whether freelance photographer Daniel Morel, who accuses Agence France Presse of distributing his images of the Haiti earthquake without his permission, can sue the news service...

Media 29 Sep 2010

AFP v. Morel: The debate rages on

Jean-François Leroy has been forced to weigh in, one more time, on the legal case pitting Agence France Presse against Daniel Morel, after he refused to support the freelance photographer

Media 27 Sep 2010

Court date set in Morel v. AFP case

Freelance photographer Daniel Morel, who has accused Agence France Presse of using, without his permission, images of the Haiti earthquake he posted on Twitter, is set to appear in court this week

Copyright 22 Sep 2010

Visa Pour L'Image - Olivier Laban-Mattei for Agence France-Presse

Starting from scratch

Photojournalists can find themselves in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but sometimes the hardest part of their job can be just to maintain a personal life. Olivier Laban-Mattei talks of his...

Photojournalism 13 Sep 2010

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

JFL hits back at critics in AFP/Morel copyright case

In an exclusive interview with BJP, the Visa Pour l'Image director has answered critics who accused him of siding with big business at the expense of photographers

Photojournalism 14 Jun 2010

No Visa support for Morel in Haiti case

Haiti-based photographer Daniel Morel, who is at the heart of a legal challenge by Agence France Press over his images' copyright, won't receive support from Jean-Francois Leroy, director of the world's...

Photojournalism 09 Jun 2010

Nick Clegg by Allstar Picture Library-Alamy.

Alamy testing news wire service

Alamy is readying plans that will see the image library compete against breaking news wire services such as Agence France Presse, Associated Press and Reuters

Image Libraries 28 Apr 2010

Agence France Presse's slap to photographers

Agence France Presse filed a complaint against Haiti-based photographer Daniel Morel, claiming heengaged in an “antagonistic assertion of rights” after the photographer objected to the use by AFP of...

Agencies 28 Apr 2010

An image on a Facebook page courtesy of Simon Bainbridge

#Buy My Photo

Social networking sites can be treasure chests of content for news agencies, but they can also become a source of embarrassment, especially when fake images find their way into print. Picture editors tell...

Image Libraries 17 Mar 2010

Getty Images secures deal to distribute AFP output in Italy

Getty Images has filed the space left vacant by the demise of Italian photo agency Grazia Neri by picking up the contract to distribute Agence France Presse's photography to the Italian market.

Stock Agencies 09 Dec 2009

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