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  1. www.samuels-solicitors.co.uk › news › private-imagesThe law against publishing pictures without consent

    Nov 17, 2023 · If private or personal images of you have been published online, without your consent, you may be able to claim compensation - speak to us today.

  2. www.gov.uk › government › newsCrackdown on intimate image abuse as government strengthens ...

    Sep 13, 2024 · Sharing intimate images without consent will be made a ‘priority offence’ - the most serious class of online crime under the Online Safety Act. Social media firms will have to proactively...

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  4. www.legalchoices.org.uk › your-small-business › iControl of your images online - Legal Choices

    Publishing images of you without your consent. As images are shared more and more, there is a good chance that a picture of you could be posted without your consent or knowledge. If you took the photo, you usually own it.

  5. www.lawcom.gov.uk › project › taking-making-andTaking, making and sharing intimate images without consent

    • Current Project Status
    • Our Project
    • The Problem
    • Consultation
    • Our Recommendations For Reform
    • Next Steps
    • Terms of Reference
    Initiation:Could include discussing scope and terms of reference with lead Government Department
    Pre-consultation:Could include approaching interest groups and specialists, producing scoping and issues papers, finalising terms of project
    Consultation:Likely to include consultation events and paper, making provisional proposals for comment
    Policy development:Will include analysis of consultation responses. Could include further issues papers and consultation on draft Bill

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    The origins of this project are rooted in our Abusive and Offensive Online Communications Scoping Report which was published in November 2018. The purpose of that Report was to assess the extent to which the current law achieved parity of treatment between online and offline offending. We noted that there was considerable scope for reform and ident...

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    The increased use of smartphones and online platforms has made it easier to take photographs or film, alter or create images and send images to our family and friends or the public at large. However, this also means that it is now easier to take or make images of others or to distribute images of others without their consent (whether the images wer...

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    We published our consultation paper on 26 February 2021; the public consultation ran until 27 May 2021. We received over 350 responses which have helped inform the recommendations we have made.

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    In our final report published on 7 July 2022 we make a number of recommendations for reform to the criminal law as it relates to taking, making and sharing intimate images without consent. We recommend a new tiered framework of offences which uses one consistent definition of an intimate image, covers the full range of perpetrator motivations, and ...

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    On 25 November 2022 the Government confirmed that it will implement the Law Commission’s recommendations. In the immediate term, it will put forward an amendment to the Online Safety Bill, which would criminalise the sharing of a person’s intimate images without their consent. The Government then intends to implement a more comprehensive package of...

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    Our terms of reference were agreed as follows: 1. to review the current range of offences which apply in this area, identifying gaps in the scope of the protection currently offered, and making recommendations to ensure that the criminal law provides consistent and effective protection against the creation and sharing of intimate images without con...

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  6. www.pauldavidsmith.co.uk › laws-for-sharing-photosUK Laws For Sharing Photos Online - Paul David Smith

    What happens if I share a photo without the owner’s consent? In the United Kingdom, the illegal sharing of images, particularly copyrighted and private images, can result in various legal penalties.

  7. www.gov.uk › government › newsLaw around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of ...

    Jun 26, 2019 · Behaviours such as taking, making and sharing intimate images without consent or co-ordinated online harassment causes distress and can ruin lives.

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  9. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 47117859Safer Internet Day: Sharing content and asking permission - BBC

    Feb 10, 2020 · People should ask for your consent before they post a photo or video of you online. If you're posting a video or an image of somebody else, the rules say that you should have their permission...