London Freelance Branch Secretary Mike Holderness will give a visual presentation offering tips on how to use the internet to locate images which have been used without permission and identify who is culpable for the bill. Another speaker on the same subject TBA.
Any motions to the branch should be sent to the branch secretary prior to the meeting.
Branch Meeting, Copyright, Infringement, Newsletter
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The Branch passed the following motion last night condemning the rights grabbing contract Bauer Media is trying to force onto it’s freelance contributors for it’s music magazines. The branch has called for our members not to supply content or accept commissions under the new contract until a settlement is reached.
This Branch condemns the recent attempts by Bauer Media’s music division to impose an all rights grab contract on its freelance contributors and supports the action by freelancers to force Bauer Media to reconsider.
The Branch calls for all NUJ members to support the Bauer Media music freelance action and not accept commissions or contribute content under this rights grabbing contract until a negotiated settlement is agreed upon between Bauer Media music and its freelance contributors.
The London Photographer’s Branch is committed to the defence of copyright and will fight any attempt to undermine it.
Members who contribute to Bauer can join the London Freelance Branch Shady Bauer mailing list for the latest information on the negotiations. There is also a meeting on 5th May at 6.30pm at Headland House for freelance Bauer contributors organised by NUJ Freelance Organiser John Toner.
It is thought that the new rights grabbing contract will be rolled out across the rest of Bauer’s titles shortly, a full list of Bauer’s UK publications can be found on BauerMedia.co.uk and Bauer.co.uk
Bauer, Copyright, Motion, Rights Grab
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At last nights branch meeting there was a panel discussion on the Future of Copyright. Branch Membership Secretary Guy Smallman spoke about his experience using union lawyers to recover money from copyright infringers. Freelance organiser John Toner spoke about other members the union had helped reclaim money from copyright infringers. He also spoke about the setting up of a new small claims court for copyright infringement that the union has lobbied for. Andrew Wiard discussed the future of copyright law and what changes the union should lobby a new government for. You can listen to the full audio from the discussion here.
Andrew Wiard, Audio, Branch Meeting, Copyright, Guy Smallman, John Toner, Podcast
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Congratulations to all those photographers who have campaigned and lobbied against Clause 43 of the Digital Economy Bill.
We have won!
Thanks to the work of thousands of photographers up and down the country, campaigning and writing letters to MP’s we have defeated the offending Clause that would have had a devastating effect on the livelihoods of freelance photographers.
The London Photographers’ Branch commends those photographers and NUJ members who have stood up and been counted and gives special thanks to those who have consistently worked towards this victory.
Jess Hurd
Chair, London Photographers’ Branch
On behalf of the LPB Committee
Clause 43, Copyright, Digital Economy Bill, Moral Rights, Orphan Works
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The European Federation of Journalists has issued advice to members on how to protect and enforce moral rights on their work. The EFJ says:
The widespread misuse of press photographers’ images – especially on the internet — is a matter of growing concern for the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ). The misuse of images, such as copying, selling or manipulating photographs without permission and without crediting the author has led to various ethical problems and threatened press photographers’ moral rights.
The EFJ urges member unions:
Copyright, EFJ, EU, IPTC, Metadata, Moral Rights, Photography
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