Copyright issues are starting to attract Pinterest
The social networking site Pinterest is likely to have media lawyers watching closely for breaches of copyright. The site is…
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Journalists reminded of ACPO guidelines: ‘Police have no power to stop journalists taking pictures’
Journalists and photographers across the UK are being given wallet-sized guides outlining their legal rights to take photographs in public…
ByTea break anyone? NUJ urges journalists to work their hours today
The NUJ is urging journalist to “work your proper hours” today claiming that some 49,250 media professionals work an average of…
BySome good news for journalists from the European Court of Human Rights
Legal experts are waiting to see what effect a privacy ruling in Germany last week has on English courts. The…
ByDoes Egypt want a free press like ours?
I was chatting to an Egyptian journalist, George al Masry, recently. He works for Al gomhuria, the state-owned Egyptian daily…
ByPolice reject photographer’s ‘victimisation’ claims
Greater Manchester Police today rejected suggestions its officers were targeting a magazine photographer who claims he has been assaulted by…
ByPhotographer booked for obstruction makes police assault complaint
A magazine photographer claims he has been threatened and prevented from doing his job by Greater Manchester Police officers in…
ByLondon riots local press round-up: Trusted sites work round the clock to counter Twitter ‘lies’
Following three days and nights of rioting and looting which has spread from London to Birmingham, local and regional newspaper journalists…
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