Earlier this year, ex-UB40 frontman Ali Campbell, and two other former members of the band, made an application for summary judgment and/or to strike out a passing off claim made against them by other members of the band. In a judgment that has recently been made available the High Court rejected the application, meaning that … Read more
Two difficult areas of copyright law are about to become highly relevant for photographers and image libraries: The incidental inclusion exception, and What constitutes an artistic work? The reason for this is that Section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”) is being repealed with effect from 28 July 2016. Section 52 … Read more
30 years ago UK photographers were at a disadvantage compared to other creative suppliers such as illustrators or composers. Copyright in a photographer’s work automatically belonged to the client unless otherwise agreed. Thanks to lobbying by the Association of Photographers and others this was reversed in 1988. Since then, copyright in commissioned photographs has belonged … Read more
