by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2011
Man sues Erie newspaper for inaccurately using his picture to accompany robbery story
The Erie Times-News has been sued for libel after it used a photo of Gary N. Wiley as a suspect in...
Photojournalism Ethics
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2011
Newspaper Invaded Privacy by Publishing Photo of Divorced Man
The Press Complaints Commission reported that The People newspaper violated a man's privacy by publishing an un-blurred photo in a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Professor Hany Farid Advises How to Spot Fake Photos
In a Q & A with Columbia Journalism Review, Dartmouth computer science professor Hany Farid advised how to spot fake...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Lily Allen Has Copyright for Photos of House
British pop singer Lily Allen was awarded undisclosed damages and the copyright to photos of her house, the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2011
AP settles copyright lawsuits over Obama Hope T-shirts
The Associated Press has settled its lawsuits against Obey Clothing, "an apparel company and exclusive licensee of Shepard Fairey," according...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2011
Photo Editor Gives Tips on ID’ing Fake Photos of Tsunami
Since last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been a "sickening tsunami of faked photos," the Sydney Morning Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2011
US Federal Appeals Court Rules–Mug Shots NOT included in FOIA
A federal appeals court in Georgia agreed with a Florida district court that mug shot photos aren't included in the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2011
Portrait Photographer Drops Lawsuit Over Copyrighted Photo of Shooting Victim
A portrait photographer, Jon Wolf, dropped his lawsuit on Feb. 14 against "nearly three dozen media outlets" for using a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2011
Israeli Media: Bill to Ban Pix of Victims Could Limit Press Freedom
Two Israeli lawmakers, Uri Maklev and Moshe Gafni have proposed a bill banning Israeli media from publishing pictures of "injured or...