Back in January this year, following a test case, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Section 44 stop-and-search anti-terrorism powers were illegal. As reported on this blog and many others, there was a huge amount of criticism of the powers, especially by photographers who suddenly found themselves being treated as terrorists for [...]
Read the rest of this post »With the Easter holidays its been a little quiet on the photography front as everyone in the UK attempted to escape for the four-day weekend. So I thought today I would round up a series of news stories that have taken place over the last few weeks in case you missed them. Digital Economy Bill [...]
Read the rest of this post »There are two laws currently going through approval in the UK both of which look to have severe implications for UK Photographers. The first is part of the Digital Economy Bill and relates to orphan works usage rights, which will allow the commercial use of any photograph whose author cannot be identified. Assuming most people [...]
Read the rest of this post »Lord Carlile, who heads the terror law watchdog body, has spoken out on police use of Section 44 of the Terrorism Act (Stop and Search) claiming it is unnecessarily and stresses that no stops have ever led to a conviction. Section 44 gives police officers the power to stop someone without reasonable grounds for suspicion [...]
Read the rest of this post »In what may be good news to photographers (should this get a wider rollout) Amateur Photographer is reporting that following a review of the current Stop-and-Search powers – which have created unwarranted hassle for many – the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) are suggesting that the Police will normally need reasonable grounds for suspicion before they [...]
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