Copyright and image theft
15 August 2025
All my images are copyrighted to me, Andrew Bartlett. I retain all copyright to my pictures.
Do not reproduce any of my images from this site, or those found on any and all news outlets. This applies to any social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram and You Tube. This isn't limited to these social media platforms.
Unauthorised reproduction online or in print is strictly prohibited. This also applies to watermarked images.
My pictures are sold for editorial use only, and is licensed to news agencies to use. The news website that has published my work has paid for the license to use my pictures. That license doesn't extend to the general public or others who save them and want to reproduce, and upload them to socials or other websites free of charge. Even if there is a 'credit'. Credits don't substitute payment.
Statements like "Copyright infringement isn't intended' doesn't protect those from a copyright DMCA, and legal claim should it arise.
Fair use also isn't a valid excuse to using pictures without permission. Fair use doesn't apply to photographs in UK copyright law.
I have had multiple channels steal my images, and it does get found out as I regularly search for uses online, and in social media. All of which resulted in DMCA takedowns, and legal challenges.
Unauthorised uses will be treated as copyright infringement and legally pursued.