Posts tagged ‘law’

News

Photos of police banned in name of counter-terrorism

Came across this news item over the weekend that should be of interest to photographers everywhere and in the U.K. in particular: Whereas in the past the police have not had the power to prevent photographs being taken of them, from today they have. Under the new Counter-Terrorism Act it is [...]

Read more...

News

Orphan Works bill introduced in US

There has been a lot of discussion and a lot of fear among photographers regarding potential orphan works legislation. A major problem with current copyright law is that it does not provide a way to use a creative work that has been abandoned (no entity can be found to claim ownership). [...]

Read more...

Surveys

Poll: Are you for or against Orphan Works legislation?

An Orphan Works bill has been introduced by both the US House and Senate. You can read more about it here: Orphan Works bill introduced in US. What's your take?

Read more...