In the following, we refer to two statements of the BVPA - Bundesverband der Pressebild-Agenturen und Bildarchive e.V.:

Memorandum of Author Naming

Photographers are legally eligible for naming

The international council of the authors of fine arts and of the photographers (CIAGP) has addressed the photographer’s claim for naming at the congress in Madrid, 16. and 17. November 1982.

It has been declared that this claim is permanently and gravely violated by publication of photos without copyright note. The council has pointed out that the claim for naming is a part of an author’s personal rights. Strict consideration of the resulting basic claims of the authors is therefore demanded.

The signing organizations agree with the CIAGP’s demands. They will do everything in their power to reveal the importance of naming to the publication organs. Additionally, they point out, that § 13 of the copyright law explicitly demands naming. This claim is only met if they relation between copyright note and photo is without any doubts. The signing parties completely support the photographer’s claim for naming.

Arbeitskreis Werbe-Mode-Industriefotografie (AWI), Hamburg Bund Freischaffender Fotodesigner (BFF), Stuttgart
Bundesverband der Pressebildagenturen und Bildarchive (BVPA), Berlin
Centralverband Deutscher Photographen (CV), Düsseldorf
Deutsche Journalisten-Union in der IG Druck und Papier (dju), Stuttgart
Deutscher Journalisten-Verband (DJV), Bonn
EUROPHOT, Vereinigung Europäischer Berufsfotografen, Brüssel
Gesellschaft Deutscher Lichtbildner (GDL), Münster
Mittelstandsgemeinschaft Foto-Marketing (MFM)
Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Munich, 25th September 1983

The photo agency delosfoto is behind this memorandum.

Copyright Lives! Pro copyright protection in the Internet

The internet is more and more dominated by graphical contents. Only these design elements turned the internet into what it represents today.

Still the fact that all graphic components result from creative work is ignored again and again – often because of nescience. Graphic artists or photographers have dedicated parts of their creativity in order to produce those contents. All of them enjoy copyright protection.

Unfortunately, especially those creative people have to experience frequently that their works are copied, linked or otherwise used without further enquiry or permission. The copyright protection as well as the fact, that distribution is not allowed without permission of the author is thereby willingly ignored. Does the internet’s freedom concede the liberty to appropriate and to use other’s work illegally?

We say NO! to the photo thievery in the internet.

Anyone who uses online photos or graphics – whether commercially or privately – has to ensure him-/herself that the author agrees upon this usage. When indicated, a fee has to be paid. It must not occur, that central design elements of successful web pages are ripped off other pages. Like this, the author’s basic survival needs are withdrawn!

For this reason, the initiative pro copyright protection in the internet has been founded by the “Verband der deutschen Pressebildagenturen und Bildarchive” (BVPA).

We lobby against copying, linking or any other reproducing of creative works without the author’s permission – no matter whether those works are photos, graphics or texts. If you wish to support this initiative with us, please display the above shown “Copyrights Lives” label on your webpage and place a link to our page.

Please inform us, if you refer to our initiative.

Help us to protect authors and their copyright also in the internet!

Source: www.bvpa.org

The photo agency delosfoto expressly supports this initative.