Category: Photojournalism

Morel Awarded $1.22 Million in Copyright Case

Reports are out (National Press Photographers Association and Reuters) that a jury has found for Daniel Morel in his copyright case against Agence France-Presse and Getty Images, awarding him $1.22 million in damages. Morel claimed that AFP picked up his images of the 2010 Haitian earthquake from Twitter and distributed them to their subscribers and Getty without securing a license....

It’s Either Private or It’s Not, Mr. President

I’ve written about this numerous time before, but it’s bubbling up yet again as the White House Correspondents’ Association and three dozen news organizations have sent a letter to the president’s press secretary protesting the restrictive photography policies of the White House. At issues is the increasing number of hand-out photos shot by employees of the federal government who were...