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To retouch or not to retouch is not so much a question as an ethical decision all photographers take when they sit in front of their images on a computer screen. Neil Turner, who was one of the first photographers in Britain to embrace digital photography, clarifies what should be considered with regard to image manipulation.

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As the Report stage of the Digital Economy Bill recommences in the House of Lords today, EPUK identifies the issues of greatest importance to UK photographers.

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One of Britain’s oldest charities, the RNLI has stressed the importance of respecting copyright and the need to contact photographers to obtain their permission before using photographs in promotional material.

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As Business Secretary Lord Mandelson’s Digital Economy Bill moves to the report stage, and the COPYRIGHT ACTION web site gets 60,000 page views from anxious photographers, EPUK reveals how the bill’s clause on orphan works spells an uncertain future for photographers and publishers alike.

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In a judgment issued on 16 October which has potentially important ramifications for the photography industry, the High Court held that Daily Mirror publisher MGN Ltd had infringed copyright in photographs included in back copies of newspapers it was making available online to paid subscribers, writes Tom Cowling of Swan Turton

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The National Union of Journalists (NUJ), which represents around 2,300 editorial photographers, has taken a groundbreaking decision to establish a new photographers’ branch.

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“Sisters of perpetual indulgence – David Hoffman”
“Photographer since 1976, EPUK member since 1999”

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A new service which allows editorial photographers and videographers to store and syndicate multimedia content is being launched this month by a UK company.

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Solicitors acting for the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) are to make a formal complaint to the Data Commissioner over the failure of the Met police to provide details under the Data Protection Act of their surveillance of journalists.

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EXCLUSIVE:   Renowned photographer Simon Norfolk has pulled out of a major National Trust photographic project in protest over rights-grabbing terms in an associated competition run by the conservation body.