Using photographs from social media—rights of privacy

Table of contents

• What is the background to this complaint to the independent press standards organisation (IPSO)?
• What was the newspaper’s position on expectation of privacy?
• What were the IPSO Complaints Committee’s findings?
• What can lawyers advise their clients about using images taken from social media without consent?
• What other messages can lawyers take from this ruling?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) recently upheld a complaint against a newspaper after it published an image taken from social media without consent. Duncan Calow, a partner at DLA Piper, explains the background to the complaint and the implications of the ruling.