Category: Photographer's Rights

Update on the Attempt to Make Aerial Photos of Homes Illegal in New Hampshire

Bill Hemmel has provided an update to the previous blog entry on the attempt to make aerial photos of homes illegal in New Hampshire.  He attended the hearing on the bill and reports as follows: NH House Bill 619-FN - “AN ACT prohibiting images of a person’s residence to be taken from the air” The NH House Criminal [...]

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Tomorrow Morning: Press Conference on Major Legal Action concerning Suffolk County Police Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 9, 2012 — Tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. in Central Islip, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, and the National Press Photographers Association will hold a media availability to announce a legal action regarding Suffolk County’s policy and practice of obstructing the First Amendment right [...]

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Start the Year Right!

Happy New Year!  Start the year right! Register your copyrights:  How to Register Your Copyrights Using the eCO System Learn about your rights:  Read the “Photographer’s Legal Guide” and this blog Unsolicited review: “I will definitely tell every photographer I know about your website and blog and recommend that they consider buying these forms from you, [...]

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Great Resources to Learn about Photographers’ Rights to Shoot

Photographers today must understand the legal principles that affect their rights to make images. Fortunately, we have great resources that provide guidance on how to handle confrontations, to obtain remedies if wronged, and to develop an ethic for an individual approach to photography. Many of the resources are included / linked to in the section entitled [...]

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Q&A – When Your Photos Are Evidence

As a result of the recent unfortunate incident at the Reno Air Races, aviation photographers are wondering what are the laws and ethics for supplying images to the NTSB or other investigative body.  Larry Grace, Chairman of the International Society for Aviation Photography, recently contacted me to discuss the issues.  Our Q & A  is included [...]

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Is a Musician’s WFH Contract Enforceable?

  Many musicians today require photographers to sign a contract granting to the musician the copyrights (or a very broad license along with a restriction of the photographer’s use) of the photos taken at a concert in exchange for access at the concert. Are these contracts are enforceable? Probably. Take, for example, the Juggernaut Contract [...]

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Are the Proposed Bills to Prevent Photos of Farms Legal?

Florida and Iowa recently have considered bills to make it illegal to photograph farms without written permission of the owner.  The NPPA Advocacy Committee blog has the details here for Iowa and here for Florida. So are these bills constitutional?  Probably not. A similar issue arose in the case of U.S. v. Stevens.  Stevens, a resident [...]

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Best of 2010 – Photo Shelter’s Favorite Photo Blog Posts of the Year

Several of the Photo Attorney articles and blogs entries were honored as Photo Shelter’s Favorite Photo Blog Posts of the Year! Is a “Property Release” Required for Use of Photo… | Carolyn E. Wright, The Photo Attorney Top 10 Misconceptions about Photography and the Law… | Martha Blanchfield w. Carolyn E. Wright, WPPI Online Protect [...]

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Update on Lawsuit Against Photographer for Photo of Sculpture

Mike Hipple continues his attempts to defend the claim by Jack Mackie for taking and licensing a photo of Mackie’s sculpture.  The background of the case is reported in my February 3, 2010 blog entry. As part of litigation, many courts require or at least allow the parties to mediate the case in an effort [...]

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Quick Links

Roger Talley has a great series of articles on the regulations related to photography on federal lands.  Check my other posts on this important issue:  http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=311; http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=245; http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=232; and http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=74 I’ll be at the Telluride Photo Festival this week with a bunch of great photographers.  My presentation on the law for photographers will be on [...]

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