For many journalist, and in particular, freelance photographers …..Copyright Grabs have become a standard feature of so many clients contracts. They are a ‘try-on’. These links describe the issue, and some, like the NUJ, RedEye and EP-UK suggest ways of combating such requests.
I hope others, who find themselves in a similar situation [freelance photographers] find them interesting and of some use.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_1.htm
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_3.htm#mdiv16
The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 – Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 2498
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2003/20032498.htm
NUJ Freelance Newsletter
http://media.gn.apc.org/c-basics.html
NUJ Ten things every freelance should know on copyright:
http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=56
Editorial Photographers UK – EP-UKTrading under the new copyright legislation
http://www.epuk.org/resources/abcd/trading.html
Response to Copyright Grab Attempts…
http://www.epuk.org/resources/copyright_grab_response.html
http://www.epuk.org/news/2001/08/27inside.html
http://www.epuk.org/resources/abcd/majorpoints.html
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-a=sp10017b99&sp-p=any&sp-f=iso-8859-1&sp-q=copyright
Redeye Copyright advice and information
http://www.redeye.org.uk/redeye/infodetail.asp?uvaradviceID=52
Intellectual Property – UK gov advice
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk
The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA)
Creators’ Rights Alliance
http://www.creatorsrights.org.uk
Copywatch
Yorkshire Media: Photographic Copyright and Licensing Explained
http://www.yorkshiremedia.com/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=2
http://www.yorkshiremedia.com/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=50