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		<title>NPPA &amp; Other Groups Oppose Texas Drone Bill</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/05/16/nppa-other-groups-oppose-texas-drone-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/05/16/nppa-other-groups-oppose-texas-drone-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Osterreicher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First Amendment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), joined by The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., The American Society of Media Photographers, The Radio Television Digital News Association, and The Society of Professional Journalists, has submitted letters to each of the Texas Senators, expressing extreme opposition to House Bill 912, which has passed the Texas House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFP and Getty Seek To Limit Damages in Photographer Copyright Suit</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/05/08/afp-and-getty-seek-to-limit-damages-in-photographer-copyright-suit/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/05/08/afp-and-getty-seek-to-limit-damages-in-photographer-copyright-suit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 13:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Osterreicher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Morel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The defendants in the copyright lawsuit brought by photojournalist Daniel Morel are seeking a ruling from the federal trial court judge limiting their damages in the case. Attorneys for Agence France-Presse AFP) and Getty Images Inc. were in court on May 7, 2013, arguing that it is unfair that they should have to pay separate penalties for infringing upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPPA Sends Letter Opposing Proposed Anti-Paparazzi Statutes in California</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/04/23/nppa-sends-letter-opposing-proposed-anti-paparazzi-statutes-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/04/23/nppa-sends-letter-opposing-proposed-anti-paparazzi-statutes-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Blazich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anti-paparazzi]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ *** UPDATE *** In the wake of opposition from NPPA and other groups the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee made both AB-1256 and AB-1356 &#8220;2 year bills.&#8221; A 2 year bill is one which will not move out of the policy committee this year. It is eligible to be taken up again at the beginning of the 2nd year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Groups Join in Letter of Complaint to the Vice President&#8217;s Press Office</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/03/15/press-groups-join-in-lettter-of-complaint-to-the-vice-presidents-press-office/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/03/15/press-groups-join-in-lettter-of-complaint-to-the-vice-presidents-press-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Blazich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Barr]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lucy Daglish]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) today joined with the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) in sending a letter to Ms. Kendra Barkoff, Press Secretary for the Office of the Vice President of the United States. The letter, signed by NPPA president Mike Borland, WHNPA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPPA Works with the New Mexico Dept. of Homeland Security to Amend Its Policies Regarding Photography</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/03/12/nppa-works-with-the-new-mexico-dept-of-homeland-security-to-amend-its-policies-regarding-photography/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/03/12/nppa-works-with-the-new-mexico-dept-of-homeland-security-to-amend-its-policies-regarding-photography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Blazich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[David Burnett]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Osterreicher]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) recently worked with the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security (NMDHS) to revise policies regarding photography in its online Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR). NPPA General Counsel Mickey Osterreicher was initially alerted to the issue when NPPA member Amanda Emily wrote on the NPPA Facebook page on Feb. 19 about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPPA to Participate in Sunshine Week; Seeking Photos from Members</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/02/14/nppa-to-participate-in-sunshine-week-seeking-photos-from-members/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/02/14/nppa-to-participate-in-sunshine-week-seeking-photos-from-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Blazich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[American Society of News Editors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) is participanting in Sunshine Week, March 10-16, 2013, along with a number of other organizations, led by cosponsors &#8211; the Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) and the American Society of News Editors (ASNE). Sunshine Week is a national initiative which was launched by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors in 2002. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPPA Submits Comments Regarding Orphan Works</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/26/nppa-submits-comments-regarding-orphan-works/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/26/nppa-submits-comments-regarding-orphan-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Blazich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Press Photographers Association]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Copyright Office]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alicia Calzada]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) has, in response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) by the Copyright Office, submitted comments on the issue of orphan works and mass digitalization. The Copyright Office has solicited comments for use in advising Congress on how to address current issues involving copyright and orphan works. These official comments, written by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ad Agency Sues Herman Cain, Simon &amp; Schuster Over Book Cover Photo</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/24/ad-agency-sues-herman-cain-simon-schuster-over-book-cover-photo/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/24/ad-agency-sues-herman-cain-simon-schuster-over-book-cover-photo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Osterreicher</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia has denied a motion to dismiss  in a copyright infringtement lawsuit by an ad agency against former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and publisher Simon &#38; Schuster Inc. The amended complaint, filed in June 2012, claims that a photo, shot on behalf of Friends of Herman Cain, Inc. for use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFP v Morel: Court Finds Copyright Infringement of Photos Posted to Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/16/afp-v-morel-court-finds-copyright-infringement-of-photos-posted-to-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/16/afp-v-morel-court-finds-copyright-infringement-of-photos-posted-to-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Osterreicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York District Judge Alison J. Nathan has ruled (AFP-Morel Decision 01-14-13) that news service Agence France Presse (AFP) and The Washington Post Co (the Post) infringed upon photojournalist Daniel Morel’s copyright by their unauthorized use of his photos of the 2010 Haiti earthquake aftermath. Mr. Morel had uploaded the photos in question to TwitPic.com by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPPA/WHNPA Issue Joint Statement Protesting Use of Manipulated Image</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/05/nppawhnpa-issue-joint-statement-protesting-use-of-manipulated-image/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2013/01/05/nppawhnpa-issue-joint-statement-protesting-use-of-manipulated-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Osterreicher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Handout Photo]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/?p=1347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) joined with the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) in a statement protesting the manipulation of an official photograph made available for distribution by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office. The issue of the use of government hand out photos is something that press groups have been concerned with for sometime. [...]]]></description>
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