http://hub.the-aop.org/ Copyright © 2005 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:04:35 GMT 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator  The Photographers Awards is open for online submissions until midnight on 28th March 2010. Please note that the deadline is not 28th February as stated in an article in the current Image magazine.This year we have a new format, new categories and lower entry fees. Click here for more information including Category Descrptions, FAQs and T&Cs. To submit your entries - Click here. http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/166 aop_admin News archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:24:37 GMT Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] - Code of Practice for the handling of Personal Information OnlineClosing date for responses is 5 March 2010 so urgent action is needed (you must register first).Outline:The consultation period is used to try and ensure that the resulting Code of Practice provides organisations/individuals handling personal data with practical measures of helping them comply with the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act [DPA] 1998. If a photograph, taken in public, of a person, is now deemed to be ‘private data’, we as image-makers will have a problem. Currently, there is a lack of clarity concerning photography and image-recording, so we must ensure that this point is acknowledged, action is taken to provide clarity and the resulting code that is developed, can be applied and followed in a very practical manner. http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/170 aop_admin News archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:21:48 GMT New Collectives – AOP Gallery Print Sales Collection Exhibition9 – 31 MarchExhibition Open Monday - Friday 10am-6pmThe AOP is launching a permanent photographic print collection, one of very few dedicated photography print sales libraries in London.We will be selling high quality photographic prints from a wide range of AOP Members. The objective is to develop and promote a photographic collection of contemporary landscape, architecture, portraiture, abstract, still life, fashion, advertising and editorial photography. There is a print for everyone from the keen collector to the novice.We aim to start building the collection by hosting a curated print sale exhibition which will run from 9th March – 31st March, showcasing a diverse range of eye-catching imagery from every area of photography. This is a must see for anyone interested in investing in premium photographic prints, starting a new collection or adding to an existing collection.Click on ‘Read More’ for further information. http://hub.the-aop.org/Whats_On/p2_articleid/169 aop_admin What\'s On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:50:12 GMT The AOP remains supportive of the principles behind the Bill and believes it is an important step in carrying forward the Digital Agenda. However, we are still concerned with the far reaching effects of clause 42 and do not believe the amendments put forward by the Government, and accepted by the House, address the problems fully.We understand that Orphan Works legislation is inevitable, and indeed necessary, to ensure that works which cannot be traced back to their rightful owners can be made available. This availability, however, should only be to allow works in the collections of cultural institutions to be made available to view, thus ensuring that creative works can be enjoyed and our rich history preserved.We still firmly believe that Moral Rights need to be addressed before, or at the same time as any Orphan Works legislation, in particular the Attribution Right. http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/168 aop_admin News archive Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:27:39 GMT The AOP would like to state it’s position on the Digital Economy Bill currently working its way through the Parliamentary system. Whilst the AOP agrees with the need to produce further legislation to allow for the use of culturally and historically important works for the good of the society and the nation, we stand firmly against the allowance of works being taken and used for commercial gain, when they already belong to someone. We are and will continue to lobby through formal channels both the honorable Lords and members of Parliament, to gain suitable amendments to the current bill, to protect creator’s rights and property. We feel everyone should be aware that should the bill pass in its current form, any creative work, including photography, is potentially open to political, social, religious or commercial gain by anyone; if the creator of that work cannot be easily identified and traced. In addition, we are also recommending amendments to the standing moral rights legislation, to bring the UK into line with the EU and Berne agreement in international law.  We believe that it is a creators right, whether professional or amateur, to be named as the author without having to possibly negotiate the right to be named. http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/167 aop_admin News archive Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:49 GMT