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Clause 43 removed from final Digital Economy Bill

Photographers can claim a victory after the House of Commons removed the controversial Clause 43 from the Digital Economy Bill

Copyright 08 Apr 2010

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House of Commons to drop Clause 43?

The government, through its Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has introduced an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill that would see the controversial Clause 43 removed from the final legislation...

Copyright 07 Apr 2010

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Digital Economy Bill to get second reading in Commons (update)

Getty Images has joined a coalition of industry organisations representing the "vast majority of photographers, artists and photographic agencies" to influence the definitive form of the Digital Economy...

Copyright 25 Mar 2010

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Photographers form Stop43 in bid to see Digital Economy Bill scrapped

The photographers behind Copyright Action, the Association of Photographers and Pro-Imaging among others, have launched Stop43, a campaign designed to influence MPs into dropping Clause 43 of the Digital...

Protests 24 Mar 2010

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

Digital Economy Bill: Contact your MPs

BJP is calling on photographers to contact their MPs to prevent the Digital Economy Bill from being rushed in the House of Commons. Already, the bill has had its first reading on Tuesday, and is expected...

Copyright 18 Mar 2010

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

House of Lords adopts Digital Economy Bill

At 5.27pm yesterday, the House of Lords closed debate on the Digital Economy Bill and sent the controversial legislation to the House of Commons where it is expected to be passed as part of a "wash-up"....

Copyright 16 Mar 2010

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

Licensing body issues reassurances to photographers

The Design and Artists Copyright Society, a rights management organisation representing visual artists, has moved to reassure the industry that it has photographers' interests at heart as the government...

Copyright 05 Mar 2010

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Photographers' rights heard in House of Lords, debate to continue in 2010

Two members of the House of Lords have made a strong commitment for photographers' rights during a four-hour long debate on the Digital Economy Bill yesterday

Copyright 03 Dec 2009

Defend your photo rights - moral rights and copyrights

UK Government reassures photographers on copyright changes

The UK Intellectual Property Office has moved to reassure photographers that changes to the copyright system announced by the Queen and Gordon Brown's government will not drastically affect them

Copyright 20 Nov 2009

UK Government to tackle Orphan Works

The UK government plans to introduce new legislation to deal with orphan works, unlocking 'large numbers of works that currently cannot be used,' the Intellectual Property Office has confirmed

Copyright 29 Oct 2009

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