UK Photographers Rights v2 — Royalty Free Stock Photography by Sirimo. It’s been over four years since we published version one of the UK photographers rights guide.
We’re now very happy to be able to publish version 2 of the guide. This is intended to provide a short UK guide to the main legal restrictions on the right to take photographs and the right to publish photographs that have been taken. The guide was written by Linda Macpherson LL.B, Dip. L.P., LL.M is a freelance legal consultant specialising in Media Law and Intellectual Property Law. She is also a part-time law lecturer and has presented seminars on law for photographers. The guide is a 2 page PDF, it will print out front and back of an A4 page allowing you to make leaflets to hand out.
Please do not deep link (direct link) to the PDF or rehost the guide on your website. If you find the guide useful please link to either www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr or or leave us a comment. (right click and save as) This guide was created for Acrobat 5 and above. Photography Laws « AmbientLight. Photography is mentioned in very few Canadian laws.
Where it is mentioned, it is usually referenced as “negatives” or “photographic plates”, technologies which are now rather dated. There are lots of other laws, which do apply to photography, even if they don’t mention it by name, sometimes in interesting ways. In the following sections, I take a look at the laws and how they apply to photography in Canada. This guide has been maintained and updated with new information that I’ve found, and that others have sent me for several years now, however, it is still incomplete.
Although I do provide quotes from the actual laws, the vast majority of the information here is my interpretation. There are two major categories: Overview – An easy-to-understand, point-form interpretation of the laws. Additionally, there is also supporting information: Photography is not a crime. Photo Attorney. Carlos Miller - Photography is Not a Crime. Photography Is Not A Crime. Bert P. Krages Attorney at Law Photographer's Rights Page. The Photographer’s Right The Photographer’s Right is a PDF document that is loosely based on the ACLU Bust Card.
You may make copies and carry them in your wallet, pocket, or camera bag to give you quick access to information about your rights and obligations concerning confrontations over photography. You may distribute the guide to others, provided that such distribution is not done for commercial gain and credit is given to the author. Photographers are stopped, harassed, and even intimidated into handing over their personal property simply because they are taking photographs of subjects that make other people uncomfortable. Examples have included photographing industrial plants, bridges, buildings, trains, and bus stations. Ironically, unrestricted photography by private citizens has played an integral role in protecting the freedom, security, and wellbeing of all Americans. Photography Law in Other Countries. Photo Attorney: 10 Common Misconceptions of the Law for Photographers.
NSW Photographer's Rights. Introduction The following by is an analysis of legal issues which apply to street photography in NSW Australia.
Created in response to objections to my Sydney Unposed project, it is written from a photographer's perspective, with a focus on what rights shooters have (and don't have) when it comes to candid photographs of people. Please note: it is not an encyclopaedia on every possible aspect of photographic law, so it does not attempt to address issues like anti-terrorist legislation, council photography permits or National Park commercial photo restrictions. Instead the sole purpose of the following is to discuss legal issues which apply to people photography only. In case you are wondering, I am a photographer and qualified solicitor (UNSW 1991) who worked for a short while at a large Sydney law firm, before leaving the profession in 1992 to find a more honest way to make a living.
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