Initiative to protect the copyright of professional photojournalists

On the initiative of the members of the photojournalist section at АЈМ, a working meeting was held where challenges and trends in the field were discussed.

A lawyer hired by АЈМ was also present at the meeting, with whom the legal mechanisms that can be taken when “stealing copyrighted photos” were discussed.

The members of the section decided that in the future it is necessary to hold meetings with the competent institutions, which would be requested again for legal amendments, but also for institutional support and proactivity in protecting the copyright of professional photojournalists.

ZNM in the upcoming period, in order to improve and protect the copyrights of photojournalists, will hold meetings with the Ministry of Culture as competent for the implementation of the Law on copyright and other related rights, as well as a meeting with prosecutors from the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje, taking considering that violation of these rights is also a criminal act.