Photographs and Copyright Law

Reproduction, Permissions, and Scholarship

Ogulcan Ekiz

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Routledge
31 December 2025

International law; Copyright law

Series: Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture

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, and ultimately the avoidance of particular research fields. Discussing the asymmetrical dependencies of stakeholders and photography researchers, the book highlights the issues with permission and fair dealing laws in the UK and offers industry-based solutions to minimise its adverse impact on academic research on photography.

The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of intellectual property law, copyright law, and photography.

By: Ogulcan Ekiz
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032956633
ISBN 10: 1032956631
Series: Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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 Copyright 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

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

Reviews for Photographs and Copyright Law: Reproduction, Permissions, and Scholarship

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