A guide to using photographs for web designers and bloggers

For web designers and bloggers, copyright issues surrounding photographs can be a nightmare - and spell potential disaster. But there is an easy solution.

Another internet rip-off?

AP is setting up a registry to track use of its material and take action against infringers. Is this a good thing?

Exploiting orphans

Some large organisations, like Google, want to turn a profit from other people's work

National Trust rights grab

NT gets aggressive over copyright, going after photo libraries and grabbing rights to competition entries

The copyright problem and the path to mediocrity

Do the copyright laws need fixing? Probably. The problem is, everyone has a different idea about what's broken

Coldplay copyright grab

Rock band Coldplay is claiming the copyright of concert pictures taken by professional photographers. Just how rich do these guys need to be?

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