Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property

Written evidence submitted by Nick Daly

I am a practising Advertising Photographer, with over 20 years experience.

My work and my passion is photography, and the ownership of what I have produced, and will produce, is fundamental to my business and to my artistic expression.

I am happy to give oral evidence in person before the Committee.

These are my main points:

· The moral rights of authors are not automatically granted as in other EU countries

· Moral rights have still not been made unwaivable as in other EU countries

· No sanctions are proposed for the removal of digital copyright information from digital works

· The rejection of the proposal allowing orphan works to be used for commercial purposes.

· That remedies for unauthorised use are restricted for those who have not registered their works

· Creators are not given a level playing field with industry

· Artists rights have not been recognised as human rights by Hargreaves IP review.

7 September 2011