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Photographs and Copyright Law: Reproduction, Permissions, and Scholarship book cover

1st Edition

Photographs and Copyright Law Reproduction, Permissions, and Scholarship

By Ogulcan Ekiz Copyright 2026
260 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book explores the relationship between copyright law’s exceptions and limitations and the conflicting interests of rightsholders and users. Beginning with an overview of the history of permissions culture within photography law, the book discusses the flexibility of fair dealing exceptions and the resulting consequences of the exclusion of photographs within academic activities, projects,... Read more

1. Introduction

 

Part I: Theory: Law in Culture

2. The Photographic Meaning: Context, Circulation, and Copyright

3. Theorising Copyright: From Prescriptive Approaches towards Descriptive Ones

 

Part II: Doctrine: The Rules That Bind Photography

4. Copyright’s Discursive Power over Photography

5. Permitted Acts under CDPA 1988: The UK’s Fair Dealing Regime

 

Part III: Practice: Copyright in the Market

6. Re-use and Circulation of Images in Photography Scholarship

7. A Way Forward: Discursive Solutions for Discursive Problems

8. Conclusion: Challenging Copyright Narratives

Biography

Ogulcan Ekiz is Lecturer in Law at HRC School of Law, Swansea University.

Ogulcan Ekiz is one of the foremost scholars on photography and intellectual property, charting original and much-needed insight in this complex legal and cultural landscape. Photographs and Copyright Law promises to become one of the fundamental texts in copyright and creative work. The work is a must for copyright scholars and for anyone working in photography and the visual arts.

Johanna Gibson, Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary University of London

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