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Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/em>[image via iStock, \u00a9 EdStock]<\/p>\n

Read more at http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/latest\/photo-news\/photographer-hits-back-at-taylor-swifts-letter-to-apple-54363#cbIPSBHJ6EhsZJo7.99<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Irish Times<\/em> deputy picture editor Brenda Fitzsimons said in yesterday\u2019s paper<\/a>: \u2018The terms and conditions of the contract are exceedingly restrictive and just not feasible for a working newspaper and website.<\/p>\n

\u2018The photographs may be used on a one-time only basis and by signing her contract we grant Swift perpetual, worldwide right to use the published photographs in any way she see fit.\u2019<\/p>\n

Last week, photographer Jason Sheldon wrote an open letter to Taylor Swift, protesting that she does not offer photographers a fair deal.<\/p>\n

The letter to Taylor Swift quickly went viral, reported <\/a>Amateur Photographer<\/em>\u2019s Jon Stapley.<\/p>\n

Sheldon was responding to Swift\u2019s successful call for Apple Music to pay its artists fairly by revealing what appeared to be an authorisation form demanding exclusive rights from photographers who shoot her concerts.<\/p>\n

The Irish Times<\/em> yesterday observed that Taylor Swift has won many plaudits from the music industry for attacking streaming services such Apple and Spotify over copyright and royalties.<\/p>\n

\u2018However,\u2019 it adds, \u2018she has now been labelled a hypocrite for treating photographers in much the same way she believes Apple and Spotify have treated her\u2019.<\/p>\n

Following the initial furore, Swift\u2019s management last week told the BBC: \u2018The standard photography agreement has been misrepresented in that it clearly states that any photographer shooting The 1989 World Tour has the opportunity for further use of said photographs with management\u2019s approval\u2026<\/p>\n

‘Every artist has the right to, and should, protect the use of their name and likeness.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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