Freelance photographers and writers just won a big one against the media
conglomerates in a battle regarding online reproduction rights. From the
BBC web page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1407000/1407716.stm
Excerpts:
"The court ruled (seven-to-two) that media companies must obtain
permission from freelancers before posting their work on the internet..."
"The companies argued that the electronic versions were simply
revisions of the articles or images in print. But the court
ruled that inclusion in an electronic database is different from
other kinds of archival or library storage of material that once
appeared in print."
"Publishers will have to seek freelancers' permission and pay them
for posting their work online..."
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