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Supra National AuthoritiesInternational treaties are accepted by many countries. Key treaties and statements are noted below. There is however considerable room for local national variiations Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works European Convention on Human Rights Articles 8, Right to respect for private and family life, and 10, Freedom of Expression, have particular relevance for photographers. Article 8 with relevance to the Moral Right concerning privacy. Article 10 provides for freedom of expression and can be used to resist censorship. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 12, the right to privacy, and article 19, the right to freedom of expression, are relevant for the same reasons mentioned above with regard to the EU Convention On Human Rights. AustraliaAustralian Copy Right Act 1968 Australian Copyright Council An independant non-profit organisation offering fact sheets and guidance on Australian copyright law. BelgiumDesign and Artists Copyright Society CanadaCanadian Intellectual Property Office Copyright Act Full Text China, Peoples Republic ofState Intellectual Property Office Copyright law of The Peoples Republic of China English text is further down page Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in China A guide for U.S. Companies published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. DenmarkThe Danish Ministry of Culture - Copyright Legislation EireCopyright and Related Acts 2000 FranceCode de la propriété intellectuelle (official site, in French) French Intellectual Property Code (semi-official translation) Design and Artists Copyright Society GermanyCopyright Act 9/9/1965 as amended 8/5/1998 Hong KongIntellectual Property Department of the Government of Hong Kong IndiaJapanNetherlandsInstitute For Information Law - Intellectual Property New ZealandCopyright Council of New Zealand NorwayKopinor, Norwegian Reproduction Rights Organisation - Access to full Norwegian Copyright Act, Articles, Papers, etc PhilippinesThe Intellectual Property Code of the Phillipines RussiaLaw of Russian Federation on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Federal Service For Intellectual Propert Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) SpainDesign and Artists Copyright Society SwedenGovernment Offices of Sweden - Copyright info SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property with access to full legislative detail on copyright. UKCopyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 This primary act has been amended by many successive Statutory Instruments (see Wikipedia entry) UK Intellectual Property Office The UK official organisation responsible for Intellectual Property(incl, copyright). Copyright law in the UK. Design and Artists Copyright Society The website includes useful articles and links relating to copyright. USAUnited States Copyright Office Guide to copyright law in the United States, incl. how to register photographs. Other areas of our site that may be of interest... NEW -- Create your own customised A3 size wall calendar from a choice of 90 of Keith's images. Choose your own images for your own custom printed calendar - 12 months starting any month of the year - many all new images not yet in our main gallery. Digital Black and White. Keith was recently interviewed about digital black and white photography for a magazine article. We have an expanded version here covering some of his thoughts, techniques and tips for those thinking of trying black and white. As well as our Commercial Photography services and Training there is a growing collection of photography Articles and Reviews on the site aimed at helping you get the best out of your own photography. We also have a growing collection of Photography related information and links that we hope you find useful. New site features and some of Keith Cooper's latest work are always covered in the What's New page. Visiting Leicester or wondering where it is? We have views from the Leicester traffic cameras. |
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