July 21, 2009
Harry Potter actor arrested over police picture, court told
A Harry Potter actor, sentenced over growing cannabis, was initially arrested after taking a photograph of a police patrol, it has emerged today.
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July 21, 2009
Wikipedia man beats gallery’s legal threat deadline (update 21 July)
A Wikipedia volunteer accused of breaching copyright by uploading photos of paintings held at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has responded to the gallery ahead of the deadline set for legal action. Picture: Portrait of…
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July 21, 2009
Watchdog leaves photographer’s arrest complaint to police
The independent police watchdog has said it will not pursue a complaint made by a photographer who was arrested after taking pictures in Kent. Instead, it will be left to local police to carry out…
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July 16, 2009
National Media Museum confirms ‘London Galleries’
The National Media Museum has announced the appointment of a Creative Director for its 'future London Galleries'.
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July 16, 2009
Photographers gear up for global shootout
Thousands of photographers are expected to take to the streets on Saturday in a global event aimed at capturing more than a million images on the same day.
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July 15, 2009
Wikipedia statement on National Portrait Gallery legal threat (update 2.38pm)
Wikipedia, the free-to-use online encyclopedia, has issued an official response to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG)'s claim that one of its users breached copyright by publishing high-resolution digital photographs of the gallery's paintings. Picture: Portrait…
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July 15, 2009
Police watchdog examines photographer’s ‘arrest’ complaint (update)
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is examining a photographer's official complaint against Kent Police after he was arrested for taking photographs in Chatham, Kent.
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July 15, 2009
Tributes paid to veteran street photographer
Tributes have been paid to 95-year-old Jimmy Forsyth whose pictures documented Newcastle life for more than five decades.
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July 14, 2009
Photographers: Do terror police have right to view your images?
Do anti-terror police have the legal right to view a photographer's digital images and to delete or destroy them? A leading photography rights lawyer speaks to Amateur Photographer.
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July 14, 2009
Photographer responds to New York Times manipulation accusation
The photographer accused of digitally manipulating images he sent to the New York Times has spoken for the first time since the newspaper pulled his pictures from its website.
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July 13, 2009
Renowned UK photographer at centre of ‘manipulation’ storm
The New York Times has accused a UK-based photographer of digitally manipulating images, forcing it to remove photos from its website after apparent detective work by a member of the public.
