Hi to all the NSC photographers out there.
There are changes planned regarding the copyright of our images, and there is an online petition organised to try and stop it. Please sign it if you can, cheers chaps.
Stop Legalised Theft of Copyrighted Works - e-petitions
This is it in a nutshell
Stop Legalised Theft of Copyrighted Works
Responsible department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
A new legislation that has been rushed through parliament with no thought has now reached royal assent. This legislation means that photographers and illustrators alike will see their artworks legally taken and used for another's own gain.
Unless your works are registered or plastered with a watermark, anyone can use your copyrighted work for their own commercial and personal gains provided they have made a small effort to search for the original owner. If no owner can be found, they are free to do with it whatever they want.
There is nothing to stop people simply removing data embedded in digital files and pleading ignorance to the original author of the work.
Sign this petition now and share it with all you know to demand the UK Government make a U-turn and abort this legalised theft of digital artwork.
There are changes planned regarding the copyright of our images, and there is an online petition organised to try and stop it. Please sign it if you can, cheers chaps.
Stop Legalised Theft of Copyrighted Works - e-petitions
This is it in a nutshell
Stop Legalised Theft of Copyrighted Works
Responsible department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
A new legislation that has been rushed through parliament with no thought has now reached royal assent. This legislation means that photographers and illustrators alike will see their artworks legally taken and used for another's own gain.
Unless your works are registered or plastered with a watermark, anyone can use your copyrighted work for their own commercial and personal gains provided they have made a small effort to search for the original owner. If no owner can be found, they are free to do with it whatever they want.
There is nothing to stop people simply removing data embedded in digital files and pleading ignorance to the original author of the work.
Sign this petition now and share it with all you know to demand the UK Government make a U-turn and abort this legalised theft of digital artwork.