UK photographers: the law and your rights: discussion

[bemused]

There is an odd youtube subcult who engineer conflicts with the police then claim they are on a campaign for photographers rights. Two I saw recently involved one guy setting up a video camera and tripod outside a police staff carpark in the dark and other of a chap dressed head to toe in black, with a full face crash helmet camped outside the main entrance of a police station with a tripod.

 

[editor]

Really useful video here with plenty of legal info

 

[editor]

Thought this might be handy if anyone is planning a trip to the States

Your Rights as a Photographer in the United States

Here's a summary of your rights as a photographer in the United States to give you peace of mind when you're shooting or publishing photos.

petapixel.com

 

[skyscraper101]

Get this for a pisstake. Accredited photographer set to shoot at a Foo Fighters gig in Manchester this weekend is forced to sign a contract effectively giving over all his copyright to the band.

Quite rightly he refused.

 

[editor]

Get this for a pisstake. Accredited photographer set to shoot at a Foo Fighters gig in Manchester this weekend is forced to sign a contract effectively giving over all his copyright to the band.

Quite rightly he refused.

I've seen this quite a few times in things I've covered and just ignored any subsequent request to send (and I quote directly) "all my photos" to the organisers.

In fact it's not unusual for organisers/PR companies to ask you to send over all your work for free after the event, even when no contract has been signed.

 

[skyscraper101]

I've seen this quite a few times in things I've covered and just ignored any subsequent request to send (and I quote directly) "all my photos" to the organisers.

In fact it's not unusual for organisers/PR companies to ask you to send over all your work for free after the event, even when no contract has been signed.

Yeah terrible. I mean I guess it’s one thing to ask to use images after, but for a mega wealthy band like this to demand all rights be signed over before the gig seems totally unacceptable. Shame.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I believe Taylor Swift (well, lets face it, her management) has form for this as well, as someone I know found out when he dared to mention it on a fan forum, thus unleashing the full fury of the the fucking cult that follows her around