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Photography and the Law: Rights and Restrictions

Photography and the Law: Rights and Restrictions

Author: Michael O’Flanagan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138604773
Published In: November 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Photographers and publishers of photographs enjoy a wide range of legal rights including freedom of expression and of publication. They have a right to create and publish photographs. They may invoke their intellectual, moral and property rights to protect and enforce their rights in their created and/or published works. These rights are not absolute. This book analyses the various legal restrictions and prohibitions, which may affect these rights. Photography and the Law investigates the legal limitations faced by professional and amateur photographers and photograph publishers under Irish, UK and EU Law. Through an in-depth discussion of the personal rights of the public, including the right not to be harassed, the book gives a clear analysis of the current legal standpoint on the relationship between privacy and freedom of expression. Additionally, the book looks at the reconciliation of photographers' rights with the state's interest in public security and defence, alongside the enforcement of ethical and moral codes. Comparative legal standing in the European Union is used as a springboard to further analyse Irish and UK statutes and case law, including recent reforms and current proposals for future change. The book ends with pertinent suggestions of the necessary reforms and enactments required to rebalance the relationship between the personal rights of individuals, the state's duties and the protection of photographers' and photograph publishers' rights. By clearly explaining the theoretical and conceptual reasoning behind the current law, alongside proposed reforms, the book will be a useful tool for any student or academic interested in photography law, privacy and media law, alongside professional and amateur photographers and photograph publishers.

Table of Contents

Table of Cases

Table of Legislation

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Legal Rights of Photographers and Photograph Publishers

2.1) Introduction

2.2) Rights: Their Origin and Types

2.3) Right of Freedom of Expression

2.4) Development of Photographers’ and Photograph Publishers’ Rights

2.4.1) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

2.4.2) Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

2.4.3) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

2.4.4) Rights under Intellectual Property Conventions and Treaties

2.4.5) Rights under the Constitution of Ireland

2.4.5.1) Freedom of Expression

2.4.5.2) The Right to Communicate

2.4.5.3) Freedom of Expression, the Right to Communicate and the Public Interest

2.4.5.4) Personal Rights

2.4.5.5) Private Property Rights

2.4.6) Photographers’ and Photograph Publishers’ Statutory Rights

2.4.7) Common Law Right to Take Photographs

2.5) Brief Conclusions

Chapter Three: Photographers’ and Photograph Publishers’ Rights under Copyright Law

3.1) Introduction

3.2) Development of Photographers’ and Photograph Publishers’ Rights under Copyright Law

3.3) Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000

3.3.1) Statutory Recognition of Copyright as a Property Right

3.3.2) Statutory Definitions relevant to Copyright in Photographs

3.3.3) Originality in an Artistic Work and the Subsistence of Copyright

3.3.4) Copyright does not subsist in Ideas, Infringing Works or Copies of Made-available Works

3.3.5) Author of a Photograph and First Owner of Copyright in a Photograph

3.3.6) Presumption of knowing a Work’s Author and First Copyright Owner

3.3.7) Duration of Copyright in a Photograph

3.3.8) Qualification for Copyright Protection

3.3.9) Registration of Copyright is not a Legal Requirement for Copyright to Subsist

3.3.10) Copyright Owner’s Rights

3.3.11) Infringement of Copyright

3.3.12) Exempted Acts permitted in respect of Copyrighted Works

3.3.13) Dealings with Rights in Copyrighted Works

3.3.14) Moral Rights

3.3.15) Remedies available for Infringement of Copyright and Moral Rights

3.3.16) Criminal Offences relating to Copyright

3.4) Erosion of Photographers’ Rights under Copyright Law

3.4.1) Copyright Reforms resulting from EU Law

3.4.2) Copyright Law Review and Reform in the United Kingdom

3.4.3) Copyright Law Review and Reform in Ireland

3.4.4) Forsaking Rights under Copyright for Publicity

3.4.5) Clients grabbing Photographers’ Copyright and Moral Rights

3.5) Brief Conclusions

Chapter Four: Legal Restrictions imposed on Photographers and Photograph Publishers to protect

and enforce the Personal Rights of Others

4.1) Introduction

4.2) Restrictions resulting from the Individual’s Right to Privacy

4.2.1) Privacy Rights under the Constitution of Ireland

4.2.2) Privacy Rights under Irish Statutes

4.2.3) Privacy Rights under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

4.2.4) Privacy Rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

4.2.5) Privacy Rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ICCPR and its Optional Protocol

4.2.6) Addressing of Privacy Rights by the Courts

4.2.7) Breach of Confidence, Misuse of Private Information and the Right to Privacy

4.2.8) (1) ECtHR balancing of competing Privacy and Freedom of Expression Claims

(2) Public Figure Test in Privacy Claims

4.2.9) Publication of Pixelated Images

4.2.10) Children and their Right to Privacy

4.3) Personal Image Rights and Publicity Rights

4.4) Right against Harassment, Stalking, Revenge Porn and Voyeurism

4.4.1) Harassment

4.4.2) Stalking

4.4.3) Revenge Porn

4.4.4) Voyeurism

4.5) The Right to a Good Name

4.6) The Right to be Forgotten

4.7) Photography and the Property Rights of Others

4.7.1) Private Property Rights and Photography

4.7.2) Publicly-Owned Property and Restrictions on Photography

4.7.3) Photographers and Trespass and Nuisance

4.8) Passing-off: Misrepresentation through the use of Photographs

4.9) Contractual and Accreditation Scheme Restrictions

4.10) Brief Conclusions

Chapter Five: Legal Restrictions on Taking and Publishing Photographs in support of Public

Interests, through Statutory Provisions, on Public Morality Grounds and under

Ethical Codes of Behaviour

5.1) Introduction

5.2) Restrictions on Photographers and Publishers on the basis of Public Order, Security and Defence of the State and Crime Prevention and Investigation

5.2.1) Public Order

5.2.2) Security and Defence of the State

5.2.3) (1) Unlawful Disclosure of Confidential Information by An Garda Síochána (Police)

(2) Retention of, and Access to, Communications Data

5.2.4) Stop, Search and Seizure Powers of An Garda Síochána (Police)

5.2.5) Stop, Search and Seizure Powers of United Kingdom’s Police

5.3) Restrictions resulting from the Individual’s Right to a Fair Trial

5.4) Restrictions on Court Reporting

5.5) Court Reporting and Contempt of Court

5.5.1) Journalists and Contempt in the Face of the Court

5.5.2) Journalists and Constructive Contempt

5.5.3) Journalists and Scandalising the Court Contempt