I am a local artist in Stoke-on-Trent and about 11 or 12 years ago I painted a series of murals in the Bennett suite at the Leopard Hotel in Burslem. Recently my paintings have appeared on a book, on Midlands Today a BBC local TV channel, the Sentinel newspaper and on a ghost hunting website. All without my permission. I hold the copyright for the images and I would like people to contact me if they wish to use them. The image is my painting of my painting of the Burslem Riot of 1842. I’ve contacted the people who used them but only one has responded so I have given her retrospective permission. What can I do?
Mallaband-Brown 
WOW!!!! Is there anything you can do about it?
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There is a web page that allows you to claim royalties but it’s closed to applications till February. I can’t even remember what it’s called. But it’s not money I’m after. Just crediting as hopefully I will get some commissions out of it. X
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Best of luck to you. Please keep us all posted.
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Cheers
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Cheers back at ya. 🙂
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😊
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I don’t know what you can do about the current situation.
For the future would the Leopard allow you to leave some leaflets in a prominent position so that people could read about the murals.
You could include information about reproduction requirements and permissions?
Could be a good bit of advertising?
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Yes I’ve been trying to get a photographer to do it for months! Now the local paper have contacted me so they might help. X
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Also … Could you add a “Murals” page to Malliband-Brown.com?
Put up the history and photos and the locations\map\opening times.
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It’s on my to do list. I need some good images of them x
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Do you know anyone who knows their way around Wikipedia who could get some information added to the wikipage?
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potteries_Riot_1842_.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
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I have put details of my painting on the page and pointed out I hold copyright. I have also created a page about myself.
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Wikipedia are listing the photo for deletion. I think I’m pleased because it wasn’t the photographers right to use it.
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I don’t know if there is anything you can do, the murals are in a public place so anyone can take a photograph of them, they then have the rights to the photo. I think all they would then need to say is where the painting is.
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I’ve checked with Wikipedia, they don’t have the right to publish the photo without my permission. I’m having a sign made for the pub stating they were painted by me. Wikipedia are removing the photo on there because the photographer said it was her work.
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Protecting the Copyright of my food photographs is something I have to do from time to time, never pleasant but you have a right to the image/painting you created. I hope the book’s author mentioned you by name in any subsequent reprint along with a payment.
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They have agreed to and I’m happy with that. It is a pain though. I only found out about it through word of mouth.
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