‘The rules around photography at elections were not drawn up with social media in mind, so it’s best to keep that phone in your pocket while you vote.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A driver who paralysed his passenger in a car crash while “showing off” and then took selfies with him as he lay bloodied in the wreckage has been jailed.’
The Guardian., 15th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A picture agency which sent photographers to David Walliams’ house when news of his divorce broke is not a news publisher and so cannot recover additional liabilities following the settlement of an action brought by the entertainer, the Senior Costs Judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Drone usage has evolved from primarily military purposes to a variety of commercial and non-commercial uses today. Some estimates put global spending on drones at almost $91 billion over the next decade, making drones one of the most dynamic components of the aerospace sector.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd December 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Regulator censures Mail Online for ‘a gratuitous and invasive’ focus on the princess’s body, which ‘represented a serious intrusion into her privacy’.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The High Court has banned publication of photographs allegedly stolen from Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account.’
BBC news, 28th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Photographs showing Prince George sitting on a police motorbike have been ruled to be a breach of privacy by the press standards watchdog.’
BBC News, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager who took photographs in court as his friend was being jailed for murder and then glorified the killer on social media has been given a 15-month sentence.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An Apple customer has won a “monumental victory” over the tech company after his photos were wiped.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As all celebrities know, to get the High Court to stop paparazzi pictures of you from being published, the first thing you have to do is show you had a reasonable expectation of privacy. But what if you were snapped outside of the jurisdiction and whilst English law principles suggest that you did have such an expectation, the local law where the photographs were taken says you do not?’
Panopticon, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A PhD student who took lewd pictures up women’s skirts at a wedding has been spared jail so he can learn how to control his “urges”.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A competition in the Sun inviting readers to submit a photo of their cleavage for the chance to win £1,000 has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager hanged by a man obsessed with asphyxiating girls was failed by police and social services assigned to her killer after an earlier attack, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘US activists suing on behalf of Naruto argue the six-year-old macaque owns photos he snapped on David Slater’s camera.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Judge Hacon’s decision in Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd and Another [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC) (14 Sept 2015) is an interesting authority on how to assess damages for infringement of the copyrights subsisting in photographs. In this case His Honour considered the principles for assessing both compensatory and additional damages.’
NIPC Law, 22nd September 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘A banker who commuted from Hull to London to take “upskirt” pictures of women on Tube escalators has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police forces are encouraging people to become part of a video database, offering them a tenner in exchange for a photograph to be used in new digital lineups.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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