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We call on the Government to abandon plans, announced on 29 October 2009, to allow free and unhindered reproduction of photographs without payment or credit on non-commercial websites.

This is completely at odds with the Government's stance on file sharing of other forms of intellectual property (films and music) and raises the prospect of crippling thousands of small businesses while protecting large corporate interests.

The proposal uses phrases like "It must be seen to benefit all parties, not some at the expense of others" and yet the Government's proposal does exactly that. It takes the work of photographers who have invested time and money in creating work, and gives it to people who have no relationship with that work, for free.

Photographic businesses are already under severe strain and the proliferation of digital cameras gives the impression that creating professional quality imagery is easy. This will further devalue the work of professional photographers and destroy the photographic industry.

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• David Combe
• vicki couchman
• Jonathan Peace
• Neal Morgan
• Stuart Woo
• Peter Burkwood
• Michael Byrne
• peter littlewood
• kate pande
• Ben Davies
• chris twyman
• mark luscombe-whyte
• James William Fortune
• Emma Booth
• Brian Hickey
• Jean Gardner
• simon davies
• Natasha Cheek
• Andrew Cameron
• James Stewart
• Nicolas Chinardet
• Jonathon Watkins
• Katharine Watkins
• Nick Miners
• Niall Caverly
• Chris Booker
• Lorraine Atkins
• Edward Clarke
• BeN Blazer
• John Speirs
• Ciaran Sherry
• Tania Metalli
• Lucy Browne
• Kirstie Blake
• Paul Stone
• Suzanne Galloway
• Jon Rolnik
• Anthony Yiangou
• Angelica Sule
• Fiona Lewis
• Ian Aitken
• Martin J Knight
• Danny Eastman
• David Harris
• jay mackie
• Martine Hamilton Knight
• Ian McDonald
• Erin Kelley
• Zena Blundell BA (hons) Photography
• Harry Richards
• Felix Davey
• Catriona Hoon
• Timandra French
• Jonathan Stockwell
• vicki jane appleton
• Marcus Cobden
• stuart McClymont
• Michael Hutton
• Phil Blades
• Lester Alan Pugh LBIPP
• Jennifer Roberts
• Sarah Leyden
• Vicky Bamforth
• Adam Brookes
• David Greensmith
• Philip Jones
• Paul Winkler
• Heather Trevorrow
• Eleanor McHugh
• Catherine Mead
• Angus Behm
• Joel Redman
• Richard
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• Peter HARRAP
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• Lorraine Glover
• Debbie Jones
• Neil Danton
• Ken Clark
• Ryan Gibson
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• Bill Palmer
• Eleanor Spanswick
• deren williams
• Brian Curtis
• Wendy Curtis
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• Anthia Cumming
• John Nurick
• Charlotte Workman
• Dr Martin E Burrage
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• Sam Ayres
• Eddie Cox
• stephen behan
• Roger Gage
• Katharine Watkins
• nigel Davies
• george logan
• Nicholas Cotter
• Judith Knight
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• kim Gourlay
• Caroline Stone
• James Edward Tarlton
• David Parkin
• Philip Campbell
• Victoria McIntosh
• Zoe Wilcock
• Pauline Simmonds
• Robert Poll
• Adrian Barber
• Matthew Weinreb
• Steve Newton
• Patrick J Hughes
• Evie Jones
• Paul Zak
• Martyn Philip Wynn Rayner
• Louisa Shorney
• Ryan Duffy
• Derek Simmons
• Ian snowdon
• Dudley Wheatcroft
• Darren Kearney
• Shaun Hodge
• Joe Blossom
• Johnathon Brock
• Celia Moore
• Anthony M Rakusen
• Barry Myles
• Lisa Jennings
• Amy Williams
• Victoria Arrighi
• Fiona Nicholls
• Tim Hammond
• Trevor Hart
• James Galbraith
• Lucy Floyd
• Victoria White
• David Waterman
• Nynke Wierda
• Kenneth Bell
• carol morley
• Lee Powers
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• ian boddy
• Monika Kita
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• jonny pigg
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• dave gibbs
• Helen Stone
• phil cawley
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• stephen dempster
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• Gerry Walden
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• Celine Marchbank
• Terry Belbin
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• Ashley
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• Imogen edwards-jones
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• rose lambert
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• Kiloran Howard
• Lalage snow
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• Alan Warriner
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• lindsey thurlow
• andrew webb
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• Leigh Singer
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• franck allais
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• peter guenzel
• Yolanda Chiaramello
• ROBIN BURNS
• Stephen Jones
• Gemma Mount
• Nicolas Carrillo
• Joan Alexander
• Douglas Kurn
• Steven T. Beard LRPS
• handan erek
• Erin Bower
• Dan Stevens
• claire Donoghue
• Nicky Hamilton-Smith
• Julieta Sans
• Stan James
• Nicholas Elliott
• Stuart Walker
• James Roberts
• Jason Juta
• Craig Ball
• Chris Judge
• Gordon Napier
• David Cowalrd
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• Edward Noble
• Marcin Gulbicki
• Jennifer Turner
• Christine Mellor
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• Michael Waller-Bridge
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• paul webster
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• Heike Seidler
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• Tom Cunningham
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• IAN BRADSHAW
• frank fenten
• Steve McCormick
• Diana Jamal
• Graeme K Talboys
• ian bilbey
• Peter Kibby
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• Jackie Macadam
• Gordon Saunders
• Tanya Meditzky
• Daniel Lewin
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• Rob Convery
• Patrick Newman
• Rebecca Rossiter
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• Jonathan Stigner
• Stuart Reed
• Julien Brightwell
• Tom McNally
• michael daglish
• Patrick Ryan
• Graeme Fullwood
• Tejas Shankar
• Doug Thwaites
• Hayley Purvis
• helen silcock
• Peter Manning
• A J Goodbody
• Adam Carlton
• Maureen McLaren
• Davinia Wilson
• Neill Watson
• Paul B Purvis
• Jeanette Purvis
• Rich Camm
• Keith Davidson
• Les Vowell
• Carolyn Hailstones
• Michelle Nobbs
• Kevin Nobbs
• David T. Macknet
• jon-paul mountford
• cate Inglis
• Elisabeth Winkler
• lorraine Parker
• Paul Harrison
• Rob Lees
• Jasia Little
• Gareth Fuke
• Daniel James
• Shaun Newman
• Paul Gibney
• Robin Lingwood
• Paula Smart
• Elizabeth Mason
• Paul Maddy
• W FitzGerald
• Matt Cooke
• Yasmina Reggad
• Kolin Tregaskes
• IRENE W. BURDELL
• Celia Warren
• Jennifer Harries
• LINDA WELLINGTON
• s muller
• Chris Moseley
• Ian Bradshaw
• Deborah Rowe
• Peter Kelly
• Alex Redgate
• Catherine Ivill
• James Phillips
• Oliver O'Brien
• robin fenlon
• Jon Hodgson
• Stan Laundon
• Adam C. Howes-Wray
• Michael Whelan
• Ross McIntosh
• Martin Clubb
• John Deacon
• Mark-Taylor Hutchinson
• Robin Evans
• Paul Fawley
• Gary Doak
• diana byrne craigie
• Kevin White
• Danielle du bois
• Rob Wilkinson
• George Pattison
• James Yardley
• Paul Hartley
• Pia Anttila
• scott gough
• Paul Goodman
• Graeme Cooper
• Joseph Armer
• Andrew McArthur
• Francis Ware
• tanausu Herrera
• Frederike
• David Brabyn
• dominic blackmore
• Eddie Kay
• Claire Richardson
• Tom Winters
• Susan Richards
• Gu Shiyin
• Katherine Daves
• Pam Easto
• Alex Fiddock
• Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
• James King-Holmes
• Astrid Schulz
• armando ferrari
• Jane Sharp
• Linda Lewis
• Craig Zendel
• Ian Millar
• Giulietta Verdon-Roe
• alex macdougall
• Sian Pedrick
• Alessandra Chila
• JP Trenque
• Jim Ellison
• Elizabeth Henson
• Antonella Fabiani
• Duncan Elliott
• Chris powell

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