Privacy issues, copyright law and the ethics of publishing photographs and videos from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
A fireman in the aftermath of the Tottenham riot. The image is taken from Flickr where it is under a creative commons licence
People are increasingly aware of their intellectual property and will say 'it's my picture, and I want something for it'David Banks, media law consultant
People are increasingly aware of their intellectual property and will say 'it's my picture, and I want something for it'
We make every effort to contact people who've taken photos we want to use in our coverage and ask for their permission before doing soChris Hamilton, BBC social media editor
We make every effort to contact people who've taken photos we want to use in our coverage and ask for their permission before doing so
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