“The Press Complaints Commission has dismissed complaints from Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne and his partner Carina Trimingham levelled against five national newspapers over photographs of the pair at Leyhill prison.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A married woman has won the backing of a High Court judge to stop naked photographs of her being distributed by the man with whom she was having an affair and by his furious girlfriend.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Photographers and other rights holders will help define what constitutes a ‘diligent search’ for the author of copyrighted material as part of reforms to rules on ‘orphan works’ licensing, Out-Law.com has learned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The absence of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean that
creative material would be ‘orphan works’, the Intellectual Property Office
(IPO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Jamie Clarke interviews expert clinical photographer and proprietor of Clinical Photography UK, Tim Zoltie on the use of photography in personal injury and clinical negligence claims.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Before Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were released from custody, a court ruled that their identities should remain secret. The court granted an injunction which prevents the media or individuals from publishing images which claim to be of Venables and Thompson (whether or not it is them). The injunction is worldwide and applies equally to the internet, social media and mainstream media.”
Attorney General’s Office, 30th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“Photography groups have reacted angrily to new legislation passed in Parliament over the use of copyrighted material when the owner cannot be contacted.”
BBC News, 29th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the killers of James Bulger have admitted being in contempt of court.”
Attorney General’s Office,
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the
killers of James Bulger have been jailed for being in contempt of court.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has begun an investigation into whether newspaper photographs showing Vicky Pryce serving her prison sentence might have breached its code of conduct.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Croatian actor has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over an article in the Independent which wrongly identified him as a Nazi war criminal.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Google, Facebook and Twitter have been ordered by the police to remove photographs purporting to show one of James Bulger’s killers.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A plastic surgeon suspended for photographing a female patient’s genitalia on his phone without her consent has been allowed back to work.”
BBC News, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Kate Winslet’s husband, Ned Rocknroll, has won his high court bid to prevent the Sun from publishing ’embarrassing’ pictures of him partly naked at a fancy dress party.”
The Guardian, 8th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson’s report is expected to cover much ground, and to set the stage for the next debate: what about the internet?”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Actor David Walliams and his model wife Lara Stone have failed to bring a harassment claim against a freelance photographer.”
The Independent, 12th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Detectives say face-matching technology is a ‘game changer’, but doubts remain on what data should be held.”
The Independent, 12th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The royal family moved to block the British publication of grainy mobile phone pictures of Prince Harry naked in a Las Vegas hotel room after the images were widely circulated online.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s primary regulator of competition issues has approved Facebook’s proposal to buy photo-sharing company Instagram.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has been ordered to pay £15,000 in privacy damages after one of its papers published unpixellated pictures of a child whose alleged father is a ‘philandering’ politician.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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