Dave Warner over at http://www.lensflare35.com/ interviewed me last week to talk about legal issues and my photography.  We had a great time, including making a new tune for the “D-M-C-A.”  The podcast is available on Dave’s site or via subscription in iTunes.

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Press Release-May 5, 2010 The Society of Professional Journalists, Central Ohio Pro Chapter, mailed a letter Wednesday condemning a decision of an Ohio State University police officer. The letter expressed disappointment in Officer William Linton’s decision, on April 21, to detain student photographer Alex Kotran, who was then photographing the effort on campus to corral [...]

The Lantern, the student-published university newspaper at Ohio State University, reports that a student and photographer for the newspaper, Alex Kotran, was detained and may be charged with trespass for photographing cows that had gotten loose.  A photo of the event shows that Kotran was not in danger of being trampled by the cows and was [...]

Jonas Lara is an artist and photographer working on a long-term project to document artists both in their lives and in the process of their artwork.  He reports on his Facebook page that: On February 4th 2010, I was photographing 2 graffiti artists painting a mural in Los Angeles. I was arrested and initially charged with [...]

The law about property releases is often disputed.  But as previously reported, no court has found that taking and selling photos of property violates any rights of the owner, unless the photographer trespasses on the property.  The case of Benjamin Ham is instructive on this subject. Along those lines, Heise Online reported on a recent [...]

Editorial Photographers UK Ltd. reports via its “The Copyright Action” website has a lengthy analysis on the Digital Economy Bill.  Unless amended, the bill will allow for use of “orphan works” but the terms and related requirements are not defined.  EPUK provides a way to contact your UK representative to protest the bill. [EPUK also reports [...]

The Photographer’s Legal Guide, in an updated version as of this month, is now available for Kindle.  In addition to the previous reviews, check what others have recently said about this book: This book should be required reading before picking up a camera. . . . Her book is short, concise and easily read. (I like [...]

In response to recent events between the U.K. police and photographers, Andy Trotter of the Association of Chief Police Officers sent an advisory to police forces in England and Wales via email: Officers and PCSOs are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. There are very clear rules around [...]

Photographers are not the enemies, but are still being harassed: An amateur photographer who also is an attorney (who asked not to be identified) attended the Hmong New Year’s Festival at Cal Expo (the State fairgrounds) in Sacramento, CA, on Sunday, November 29.  At about 3:00 PM, the photographer reports that he was accosted by two members of the Sacramento [...]