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		<title>Survey: Copyright claims court</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2012/02/13/survey-copyright-claims-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AOP is canvasing a survey&#8230; Following on from the Hargreaves report, the Government have recognised that a small claims court which deals with copyright cases is needed. A consultation has been issued to which the AOP are replying. Please &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2012/02/13/survey-copyright-claims-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AOP works on a new home</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2012/01/20/aop-works-on-a-new-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its gratifying that the latest newsletter from The Association of Photographers reports what we have know has been needed for many years&#8230; that a new business model for the organisation is finally being put in place&#8230; whuhay! Along with this &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2012/01/20/aop-works-on-a-new-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AOP downsizing</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2011/06/01/aop-downsizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release: For immediate release 1 June 2011 Starts: The Association of Photographers is pleased to confirm that it has sold the building it owned in Leonard Street and is now leasing space back, until it has found and purchased &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2011/06/01/aop-downsizing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Arts Funding Axe</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2011/03/30/uk-arts-funding-axe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know the UK government is making cuts in lots of areas. The arts are so often seen as a &#8220;luxury&#8221; by politicians and that&#8217;s where some of the heaviest cuts fall. Funding in the photography sector has &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2011/03/30/uk-arts-funding-axe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One acquire Expression Media</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/05/25/phase-one-acquire-expression-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well Microsoft&#8217;s dalliance with DAM didn&#8217;t last too long. They announced their ending of support for Expression Media, the application they renamed after snapping up the originating company iView, a little while back. And its apparent demise sent loyal users &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/05/25/phase-one-acquire-expression-media/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clause 43 thrown out</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/04/08/clause-43-thrown-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clause 43 of the Digital Economy Bill has been rejected, thus leaving photographer&#8217;s copyright in Orphan Works intact. Here what the Stop43 campaign said&#8230; Today, The Digital Economy Bill underwent its Committee Stage and Third Reading in the House of &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/04/08/clause-43-thrown-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lib Dem response to Digital Economy Bill</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/03/23/lib-dem-response-to-digital-economy-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2010/03/23/lib-dem-response-to-digital-economy-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote, as we have been urging all of you, to my MP, who happens to be a Lib Dem, regarding the Digital Economy Bill and specifically Clause 43. Here&#8217;s his reply&#8230; Dear Ed, Thank you for your email about &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/03/23/lib-dem-response-to-digital-economy-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stop43.org.uk fights government bill</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/03/19/stop43-org-uk-fights-government-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2010/03/19/stop43-org-uk-fights-government-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The web site Stop43 was launched yesterday and immediately attracted so many visitors that it crashed. Quite clearly it is the importance of the poorly considered government legislation going through parliament that is drawing photographers to this issue. Here&#8217;s what &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/03/19/stop43-org-uk-fights-government-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ISPs forced to block copyright infrigements</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/03/08/isps-forced-to-block-copyright-infrigements/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2010/03/08/isps-forced-to-block-copyright-infrigements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we reported below, photographers are very concerned about the threat to copyright in their photographs that the Digital Economy Bill poses. However one part of it offers an interesting scenario&#8230; &#8220;Amendment 120A to the Digital Economy Bill was voted &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/03/08/isps-forced-to-block-copyright-infrigements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Copyright in photos to cease to exist&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/02/14/copyright-in-photos-to-cease-to-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2010/02/14/copyright-in-photos-to-cease-to-exist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The end game is now in sight. The Digital Economy Bill is now expected to become law within the next 6 weeks. It introduces orphan works usage rights, which &#8211; unless amended, which HMG says it will not &#8211; will &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/02/14/copyright-in-photos-to-cease-to-exist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rodney in Haiti</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2010/01/25/rodney-in-haiti/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2010/01/25/rodney-in-haiti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prodig member Rodney Rascona cover the Tsunami in South East Asia in 2004. Now he is on his way to Haiti around the third week of February, covering his first assignment for a period of about two weeks. Rodney will &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2010/01/25/rodney-in-haiti/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>France rules on Copyright downloads</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2009/10/25/france-rules-on-copyright-downloads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s Constitutional Council has validated the so-called &#8220;three strikes&#8221; law, clearing the way for an accelerated judicial process that will cut off the access of Internet users accused three times of downloading copyright content without authorisation. This is clearly targeted &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2009/10/25/france-rules-on-copyright-downloads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tehran Flickr journalism</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2009/06/15/tehran-flickr-journalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter and Flickr have been the leading sources of news letting us know what is happening in Iran subsequent to the recent elections. Ahmadinajhad&#8217;s surprising landslide win, even in opposition strongholds, has led to the first widespread violent protests since &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2009/06/15/tehran-flickr-journalism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TV OD &#8211; David Dunnico</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2009/05/25/tv-od-david-dunnico/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2009/05/25/tv-od-david-dunnico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 21:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More from my CCTV photography project â€“ bit less dystopia and a bit more narrative than &#8216;Reality TV&#8217;. Most of photographs in this video come from a background magazine I&#8217;ve done as part of the project. The title? If you&#8217;re &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2009/05/25/tv-od-david-dunnico/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whoâ€™s a Journalist, Who isnâ€™t?</title>
		<link>http://prodig.org/2009/05/22/who%e2%80%99s-a-journalist-who-isn%e2%80%99t/</link>
		<comments>http://prodig.org/2009/05/22/who%e2%80%99s-a-journalist-who-isn%e2%80%99t/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>prodig staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Warren recorded the follow meeting regarding Police/Press relationships, which was held in light of recent confrontations between the two parties. Jonathan is a freelance photographer based in London working for daily newspapers, magazines and news websites. On Monday (18 &#8230; <a href="http://prodig.org/2009/05/22/who%e2%80%99s-a-journalist-who-isn%e2%80%99t/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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