Just a link today, and although it’s more about photography than it is writing, it speaks of the rights of freelancers and how we all need to stand up for them to protect ourselves and our businesses.
Many media companies are often at odds with freelance writers and photographers over who owns the words and images once they have appeared in print.
What follows is an exchange of letters about a single picture. It was triggered by an e-mail from the photographer, George S. Zimbel, to Barbara Cox of Photokunst, a consulting firm for both individual photographers and archives, including The New York Times archives.
Who owns this picture? George S. Zimbel — not The New York Times. © George S Zimbel.
This piece originally appeared in the May/June 2001 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review.
Read here: A Freelance Photographer vs The New York Times
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