Imprint: Postcards sent out for the "Stand up for Journalism" day of action
The media union Impressum is carrying out a postcard campaign on the occasion of the international day of action "Stand up for Journalism", which takes place on Wednesday. In it, it calls on media companies to respect the copyright of media professionals and to compensate them appropriately for the rights of use they have acquired.
The media union Impressum is carrying out a postcard campaign on the occasion of the international day of action "Stand up for Journalism", which takes place on Wednesday. In it, it calls on media companies to respect the copyright of media professionals and to compensate them appropriately for the rights of use they have acquired.
By law, journalists and press photographers have all copyrights to their works. However, they can assign these by contract. This is usually done by agreeing a one-off reproduction right with a medium for a fee.
However, media companies are increasingly trying to circumvent copyrights, writes Impressum in a press release on Tuesday. They only pay media professionals a fee for one-time use, but demand the assignment of all copyrights in framework agreements, including those for future use, multiple use and Internet distribution.
For freelance journalists in particular, the lack of compensation for the "forced" rights means a massive deterioration in their income situation, the report continued. If freelance journalists refused to sign such contracts, they would have to reckon with no more assignments.
By law, journalists and press photographers have all copyrights to their works. However, they can assign these by contract. This is usually done by agreeing a one-off reproduction right with a medium for a fee.
However, media companies are increasingly trying to circumvent copyrights, writes Impressum in a press release on Tuesday. They only pay media professionals a fee for one-time use, but demand the assignment of all copyrights in framework agreements, including those for future use, multiple use and Internet distribution.
For freelance journalists in particular, the lack of compensation for the "forced" rights means a massive deterioration in their income situation, the report continued. If freelance journalists refused to sign such contracts, they would have to reckon with no more assignments.
