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Important links for photography rights and legal issues

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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

www.photoattorney.com/
Articles dealing with copyright issues and photographer rights

www.krages.com/phoright.htm
The definitive site on the subject and one of the most downloaded PDFs to carry in your camera bag

www.photosandthelaw.com/
Legal help for photographer and some articles on the subject. Read: The legality of urban exploration photography www.photosandthelaw.com/articles/urbanexploration.html

www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-c...
Excellent article by Andrew Kantor (with similar links to this article's links)

www.pdnonline.com/pdn/businesslegal/index.jsp
Some legal news and headlines

www.photopermit.org/
Legal headlines and news about photography rights

photostop.istep.com/Legal/legal.shtml
Photostop's legal aspects of photography

www.photosig.com/go/forums/read?id=206320
Photo blog on photography rights

www.pacaoffice.org/library_legal_guide.shtml
Downloadable Model Release and other legal documents

www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/2007/mar/pt_releaseme...
Outdoorphotographer's guide to when you need a model release

istockphoto.com/tutorial_copyright_list.php
Istockphoto.com's copyright guide and technical wiki

www.photojunkie.ca/archive/category/blog/photography/phot...
Photo Junky's guide to photography rights

www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2005/08/rights.html
NPPA (National Press Photography Association) Guide to photography rights

www.kantor.com/blog/2005/12/legal-rights-of-photographers/
Andrew Kantor (see above) more... www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2006-08-11-p...

www.ncsu.edu/sma/staff/photostaffmanual/photoethics.htm
NCSU (North Carolina State University) Photography rights

www.staticphotography.com/the-rights-of-photographers
Static magazine photography rights article

ambientlight.ca/laws.shtml
Canadian photo rights

www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php
UK Photo rights and articles

www.photosecrets.com/links.law.html
BEST collection of links to rights, laws and articles for photographers

If I missed something, please post it here.

Ashi
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fotdmike says:

Overview of UK photographers' rights from www.sirimo.co.uk/media/UKPhotographersRights.pdf
(.pdf file)
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

Sample model release:
photostop.istep.com/Legal/adult_release.html
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

JPEG Magazine's issue #5 - Photography is not a crime
www.jpgmag.com/issues/5
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

Knowing your rights as a photographer
www.cheapshooter.com/2007/10/08/the-cliffnotes-guide-to-k...
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v1rotate is a group administrator v1rotate  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the links. Those are all good sources.
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fotdmike says:

UK Police/Press Guidelines
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

Photographers rights in the US, UK and Australia
www.dphotojournal.com/photographers-rights-in-the-us-the-...
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

Photographer rights in Australia
www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Photographers_Rights,_Genera...
www.4020.net/words/photorights.php
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

Important links from the Licensing Awareness Working (LAW) Group www.flickr.com/groups/lawgroup/discuss/72157600204863211/...
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

A copyright attorney for PhotoSecrets discusses travel photographer’s rights
www.photosecrets.com/tips.law.html
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Sagrei  Pro User  says:

These are fantastic. Thank you for putting all of this together.
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ashi is a group administrator ashi  Pro User  says:

www.flickr.com/groups/photography_is_not_a_crime/

Couldn’t resist adding this one...
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lucky_dog says:

two from nyc

MTA Rules of Conduct
Section 1050.9 (c)
Photography, filming or video recording in any facility or conveyance is permitted except that ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used. Members of the press holding valid identification issued by the New York City Police Department are hereby authorized to use necessary ancillary equipment. All photographic activity must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
www.mta.info/nyct/rules/rules.htm



rules governing filming on the streets of nyc
www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/070108_moftb_adopts_rules...
see the bottom of the webpage for the links to the actual rules themselves.
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jdawn1982  Pro User  says:

Thought I'd bring this to the front. It would be great if we could have links for all the countries about their laws on public photography and such.
Posted 23 months ago. (permalink)

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SteelToad  Pro User  says:

Very nice set of links, now if you could put them on a web page, and link to it in the groups introductory message, that would be a handy resource.
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Jim Poulos  Pro User  says:

carlosmiller.com/
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Thomas Bisset  Pro User  says:

Why not do what they do on many other groups - create a thread, lock it and link to it from the main page. Or don't lock it, either way.
Posted 23 months ago. (permalink)

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Babs© says:

Some of the above links are 4 or more years old... so out of date!!
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Thomas Bisset  Pro User  says:

In four years, not a lot has actually changed.
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DaleC/@flickrfumes  Pro User  says:

Here's a good list of applicable laws, and rights in Canada.

ambientlight.ca/laws.php
Posted 23 months ago. (permalink)

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