Iconic Britain: Microsoft and Nikon admit faults

Microsoft and Nikon, responding to outrage from photographers, have admitted to letting their standards slip with the Iconic Britain competition

The Iconic Britain backlash

Microsoft and Nikon are suffering a serious backlash from their attempt to encourage copyright infringement

Microsoft & Nikon encourage copyright theft

The 'Iconic Britain' photo competition asks you to enter other people's images - presumably because actually taking pictures is too much effort

The freedom to steal

The internet has given ordinary people powers they never had before - such as the ability to infringe other people's copyright