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Press photographers slam Leveson Inquiry's "one-way traffic"
The British Press Photographers' Association has asked to appear in front of the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press after a number of high-profile witnesses criticised photographers...
Rights 01 Dec 2011
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
Small businesses warned against infringing on photographers' copyright [update]
The Forum of Private Business has issued a warning to small business owners against using, without authorisation, images they don't own
Business 02 Jun 2011
Association of Photographers "disappointed" by Hargreaves' Review
The Association of Photographers has expressed its disappointment after Professor Ian Hargreaves refused to address photographer's moral rights as part of his proposed review of the UK's copyright system...
Copyright 24 May 2011
BAPLA to offer intellectual property services
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies has unveiled a new legal service that will give members free access to specialist intellectual property legal advice
Photographers' Organisations 11 Apr 2011
Photographic organisations unite for Bill of Rights campaign
A number of photographic organisations across the world have launched a new campaign to promote the rights of creative people
Copyright 11 Apr 2011
Photographer accuses Daily Mail of copyright infringement
The Daily Mail has been, for the fifth time in less than a year, accused of using a photographer's images without authorisation, BJP has learnt.
Copyright 21 Jan 2011
Defiant Corbis says it will prevail in latest "right of publicity" case
Corbis, which is being sued by US actress Shirley Jones for allegedly breaching her right of publicity, has warned that, if successful, the case would change the way all photographers work
Stock Agencies 13 Jan 2011
Daily Mail apologises for image's misuse
A picture editor with the Daily Mail has apologised for using an image on the Mail Online website without the copyright holder's consent, BJP can report
Copyright 26 Nov 2010
Dover Council in photography row (update 2)
The Dover Town Council, in a bid to keep costs down, is calling for photographers to send their images at the "highest level of definition" necessary - for free
Copyright 24 Nov 2010
Football club bans press photographers [update]
The Southampton Football Club has banned press photographers after it signed a deal making local Digital South Limited the sole accredited purveyor of images for the club's home games
Rights 09 Aug 2010
University students address children photography conundrum
Amid the rising "paranoia surrounding the laws of photographing children in today's society," two Kingston University photography students have reproduced traditional school photographs with one twist...
Student Photographers 30 Jul 2010
Photographers urged to 'just say no' to Guardian rates cuts
The National Union of Journalists' London Photographers' Branch has called on freelance photographers to refuse Guardian News & Media's new rates, which will be cut, from 01 May, by 10 to 50%
Rights 28 Apr 2010
Guardian rolls out new contracts, cuts photography rates
Following discussions with the National Union of Journalists, Guardian News & Media has announced it will cut stock imagery rates by 10% instead of the 15% first proposed, BJP can reveal
Rights 26 Apr 2010
Iranian photographer Mehraneh Atashi freed (update)
An influential Iranian photographer, who was arrested and jailed by Iranian police on 12 January, has been freed last week
Fine Art 21 Apr 2010
Guardian to slash photographers' fees
Freelance press photographers have been dealt another blow after Guardian News & Media announced it would cut its space rates by up to 50%, only a few months after it stops paying reproduction fees
Rights 01 Apr 2010
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