In the Media
Articles authored by Alicia Calzada
Federal court issues temporary restraining order against LAPD in case brought by journalists, NPPA, July 24, 2025.
NPPA files comments about the Copyright Small Claims Board, NPPA, July 2, 2025
Advocacy update: Federal judge agrees with photographers that restrictions on NYPD arrests of journalists apply to all situations, not just protests, NPPA, June 19, 2025.
FILM Act: Understanding the new legal landscape for photography and filming in national parks and other federal lands, NPPA, May 13, 2025
President Biden signed the EXPLORE Act, meaning the FILM Act is now law, NPPA, December 20, 2024.
In defense of newspaper editorial endorsements, San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 5, 2024.
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Drone Regulation Law to Be Constitutional, Media Law Resource Center, October 2023.
How Instagram Changed Its Embedding Feature—and What That Means for Photographers and Publishers, Copyright Alliance, January 20, 2022.
Federal Court Holds National Parks Service Permitting Rule Unconstitutional, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Jan. 25, 2020.
Lessons learned from D.C.: Tips to prepare and know your journalistic rights on evidence, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Jan. 11, 2020.
CASE Act Passes!! Congress enacts copyright small claims law. Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., Dec., 22, 2020.
Avoid legal and ethical traps related to photographs on social media, Texas Press Association, Sept. 1, 2020.
NPPA files amicus brief asking Federal Court to overturn photo permitting requirements in national parks, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., July 9, 2020
NPPA urges accountability for police who violate journalists’ rights, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., May 3, 2020
California AB5 Update: Appeal and proposed legislation offer two possibilities for removing restrictions on visual journalists, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., May 19, 2020
Instagram Terms of Service: What you should know and do, Nat’l Press Photographers Assn., April 15, 2020.
Why we are suing California over a ‘labor’ law, News Photographer Magazine, January-February 2020
NPPA federal lawsuit challenges Texas drone law that unconstitutionally restricts visual journalists, News Photographer Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2019 issue
The problems with state copyright infringement—and the rulings we may see in the next year, News Photographer Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue.
5 Questions for NPPA’s Lawyers, News Photographer Magazine, March-April 2019
Can a newspaper decline to run same-sex wedding announcements? Tex. Press Assn., June 2015.
The Texas Legislative Session: bills for journalists to love and hate, Tex. Press Assn., Feb. 2015.
FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Offer Hope, But Some Limits for Journalists, MLRC, Feb., 2015.
A Busy Year For Anti-SLAPP Litigation And Legislation, Law360, Dec., 2014.
Drone Journalism: Ask an Attorney, Tex. Press Assn., Sept. 2014.
A Victory For State Anti-SLAPP Laws, Law360, July 15, 2014.
Federal judge finds that the TCPA applies in federal court, Slapp’ed in Texas, June 12, 2014.
Using Images From Social Media: 3 Lessons From AFP Case, Law360, Feb., 2014.
Articles, books, and podcasts quoting or featuring Alicia Calzada
Quoted, cited, or mentioned in the following books:
Tara Pixley and Judy Walgren, Critical Photojournalism, Contemporary Ethics and Practices, (2025).
Seth Gitner, Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators (2022).
Jessica Sibley, Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values in the Internet Age (2022).
Terry Barrett, Criticising Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images (2020).
David Newhoff, Who Invented Oscar Wilder?: The Photograph at the Center of Modern American Copyright (2020).
John Harrington, Best Business Practices for Photographers, Third Edition (2017) (also First and Second Editions)
Claude Hubert Cookman, American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings (2009) p.207.
Rich Underwood, Roll! Shooting TV News: Views from Behind the Lens (2007)
Robert Anthony, Job Surfing: Freelancing: Using the Internet to Find a Job (2002)
Featured in the following podcasts episodes:
A podcast conversation with NPPA Advocacy leaders Mickey Osterreicher and Alicia Calzada, The Visual Voice Podcast, May 27, 2025
FILM Act passes, Entertainment Law Update podcast, December 30, 2024
Quoted in the following articles:
Copyright law violation? Mark Robinson campaign used photos from freelancer without permission, WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, October 11, 2024: “Unfortunately, we see this happen repeatedly, every election season,” says Alicia Calzada…“That said, the communications team of a gubernatorial campaign should be professional enough to know better.”
Opponents say Kentucky ‘ag gag’ bill could stifle free speech, limit whistleblowing, FRANKFORT — A bill advancing through the legislature pits the state’s meat processing industry against a diverse group of opponents that ranges from photojournalists to animal rights groups. This bill bars any unauthorized drones used for surveillance.
Cincinnati Enquirer, March 13, 2024
Photojournalist Settle Long Fought Case Against the NYPD, NPPA News Photographer Magazine, September 5, 2023, The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has agreed to historic settlement terms with five photojournalists who were attacked and arrested in 2020.
Historic Win for Press Photographers Arrested While Working George Floyd Protest, THE US SUN, September 5, 2023
Photojournalists and NPPA Achieve Historic Settlement with the NYPD, PetaPixel, September 5, 2023
Grand Teton Park Walks Back Permits for Wedding Photographers, Jackson Hole News & Guide, March 30, 2022
Grand Teton Cancels Controversial New Wedding & Portrait Photographer Permit Policy PopPhoto, April 5, 2022
U.S. Copyright Office Argues Warhol's Use of Prince Photo Was not 'Fair Use'‘ PetaPixel, August 16, 2022
Zillow Only Wants to be Fined Once for 2,700 Photo Copyright Infringements PetaPixel, August 16, 2022
Ruling Overturned: You May Again Need a Permit to Film in National Parks PetaPixel, August 26, 2022
Stringent Texas Anti-Drone Law Overturned in Federal Court, PetaPixel, March 30, 2022.
Grand Teton park walks back permits for wedding photographers, Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole News & Guide, March 30, 2022
Texas Drone Law Places Severe Restrictions on Aerial Photography, Videography, by Miriam McNabb, July 22, 2020., DRONELIFE
Here’s Why Some Professional Photographers Are Making Their Instagram Accounts Private, by Kate Bubacz, Buzzfeed, May 1, 2020, Buzzfeed
Folsom Street Fair emphasizes consent in advance of 2018 event, by Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 26, 2018.
Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms, by Naveena Sadasivam, Texas Observer, May 25, 2017.
Minneapolis says it will discipline cops who interfere with bystanders filming police actions, by Peter Callaghan, MinnPost, April 14, 2016
Wyoming Sued Over Laws That Criminalize Common Journalistic Practice, Sputnik, Sept. 9, 2015
Pro Tip Tuesday: 3 Copyright Must-Knows, Women Photojournalists of Washington, April 14, 2015.
Tainted Well Prompts Free Speech Dispute, by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune, Sept. 5, 2014
Rebecca Tushnet, How Many Wrongs Make a Copyright, 98 Minn. Law Review 2357 (2014)
Photographers Association Names Award for Alicia Calzada, Texas Lawbook, January 13, 2013.
Recognition
Named 2015 Outstanding Lawyer by the San Antonio Business Journal
In 2013, the National Press Photographers Association established the Alicia Calzada First Amendment Award an annual award recognizing individuals that have supported advocacy work in First Amendment freedoms
Profiled on the Cover of Gold & Blue Magazine