In the Media

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President Biden signed the EXPLORE Act, meaning the FILM Act is now law, NPPA, December 20, 2024.

Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Drone Regulation Law to Be Constitutional, Media Law Resource Center, October 2023.

How Instagram Changed Its Embedding Feature—and What That Means for Photographers and Publishers, Copyright Alliance, January 20, 2022.

Federal Court Holds National Parks Service Permitting Rule Unconstitutional, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Jan. 25, 2020.

Lessons learned from D.C.: Tips to prepare and know your journalistic rights on evidence, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Jan. 11, 2020.

CASE Act Passes!! Congress enacts copyright small claims law. Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Dec., 22, 2020.

NPPA files amicus brief asking Federal Court to overturn photo permitting requirements in national parks, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., July 9, 2020

NPPA urges accountability for police who violate journalists’ rights, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., May 3, 2020

California AB5 Update: Appeal and proposed legislation offer two possibilities for removing restrictions on visual journalists, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., May 19, 2020

Instagram Terms of Service: What you should know and do, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., April 15, 2020.

Why we are suing California over a ‘labor’ law, News Photographer Magazine, January-February 2020

NPPA federal  lawsuit challenges Texas drone law that unconstitutionally restricts visual journalists, News Photographer Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2019 issue

The problems with state copyright infringement—and the rulings we may see in the next year, News Photographer Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue.

5 Questions for NPPA’s Lawyers, News Photographer Magazine, March-April 2019

Can a newspaper decline to run same-sex wedding announcements?

Tex. Press Assn., June 2015.

The Texas Legislative Session: bills for journalists to love and hate, Tex. Press Assn., Feb. 2015.

FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Offer Hope, But Some Limits for Journalists, MLRC, Feb., 2015.

A Busy Year For Anti-SLAPP Litigation And Legislation, Law360, Dec., 2014.

Drone Journalism: Ask an Attorney, Tex. Press Assn., Sept. 2014.

A Victory For State Anti-SLAPP Laws, Law360, July 15, 2014.

Using Images From Social Media: 3 Lessons From AFP Case, Law360, Feb., 2014.

 

Quoted

 

FILM Act passes, Entertainment Law Update podcast, December 30, 2024

Copyright law violation? Mark Robinson campaign used photos from freelancer without permission, WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, October 11, 2024

“Unfortunately, we see this happen repeatedly, every election season,” says Alicia Calzada…“That said, the communications team of a gubernatorial campaign should be professional enough to know better.”

Opponents say Kentucky ‘ag gag’ bill could stifle free speech, limit whistleblowing

FRANKFORT — A bill advancing through the legislature pits the state’s meat processing industry against a diverse group of opponents that ranges from photojournalists to animal rights groups. This bill bars any unauthorized drones used for surveillance.

Cincinnati Enquirer, March 13, 2024

Photojournalist Settle Long Fought Case Against the NYPD

NPPA News Photographer Magazine, September 5, 2023

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has agreed to historic settlement terms with five photojournalists who were attacked and arrested in 2020.

Historic Win for Press Photographers Arrested While Working George Floyd Protest

THE US SUN, September 5, 2023

Photojournalists and NPPA Achieve Historic Settlement with the NYPD

PetaPixel, September 5,2023

Grand Teton Park Walks Back Permits for Wedding Photographers Jackson Hole News & Guide, March 30, 2022

Grand Teton Cancels Controversial New Wedding & Portrait Photographer Permit Policy PopPhoto, April 5, 2022

U.S. Copyright Office Argues Warhol's Use of Prince Photo Was not 'Fair Use'‘ PetaPixel, August 16, 2022

Zillow Only Wants to be Fined Once for 2,700 Photo Copyright Infringements PetaPixel, August 16, 2022

Ruling Overturned: You May Again Need a Permit to Film in National Parks PetaPixel, August 26, 2022

Stringent Texas Anti-Drone Law Overturned in Federal Court, PetaPixel, March 30, 2022.

Grand Teton park walks back permits for wedding photographers, Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole News & Guide, March 30, 2022

Texas Drone Law Places Severe Restrictions on Aerial Photography, Videography, by Miriam McNabb, July 22, 2020., DRONELIFE

Here’s Why Some Professional Photographers Are Making Their Instagram Accounts Private, by Kate Bubacz, Buzzfeed, May 1, 2020, Buzzfeed

Folsom Street Fair emphasizes consent in advance of 2018 event, by Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 26, 2018.

Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms, by Naveena Sadasivam, Texas Observer, May 25, 2017.

Minneapolis says it will discipline cops who interfere with bystanders filming police actions, by Peter Callaghan, MinnPost, April 14, 2016

Wyoming Sued Over Laws That Criminalize Common Journalistic Practice, Sputnik, Sept. 9, 2015

Pro Tip Tuesday: 3 Copyright Must-Knows, Women Photojournalists of Washington, April 14, 2015.

Tainted Well Prompts Free Speech Dispute, by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune, Sept. 5, 2014

Photographers Association Names Award for Alicia Calzada, Texas Lawbook, January 13, 2013.

 

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