# Freelance Photographers Balk at New Wall Street Journal Contract

> The Wall Street Journal says it is keeping pace with technology and protecting its photography archive. But hundreds of freelancers — anxious about intellectual property ownership — object to the Journal’s new contract…

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/07/10/freelance-photographers-balk-at-new-wall-street-journal-contract/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a51397422f8bed6632d8bff)
- **Published:** 2026-07-10
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #ai
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