The Risks of Theft and Copyright Breach from Camera Use During Scientific Presentations: It's Time for a Debate

Photographs are frequently taken during urological presentations and distributed on social media; they may represent a breach of copyright and, in instances of clinical photographs, a breach of data protection and human rights laws. Presenters and delegates attending conferences should be advised of...

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Published in:European urology 2018-06, Vol.73 (6), p.815-817
Main Authors: Rintoul-Hoad, Sophie, Shindler, Andrew, Muir, Gordon H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidentiality
Congresses as Topic
Copyright
Humans
Information Dissemination
Photography - legislation & jurisprudence
Photography - statistics & numerical data
Social Media - statistics & numerical data
Theft
Urology
Video Recording - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Photographs are frequently taken during urological presentations and distributed on social media; they may represent a breach of copyright and, in instances of clinical photographs, a breach of data protection and human rights laws. Presenters and delegates attending conferences should be advised of the conference's copyright policies. Acceptable use of camera phones during scientific presentations should be debated by the scientific community.
ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
DOI:10.1016/j.eururo.2018.02.008