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cool_photographer
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 Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: Who owns the copyright on the wedding pictures you take? |
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| I am a wedding photographer and have sometimes wondered about who actually owns the image. For example, two hotels have contacted me lately to use some of my photographs for their brochures. They promised me a nice credit and it's a great free advert.Do I need to contact the people in the photographs and get their permission ? I'm of the opinion I took the photo so I own it. What do you think? |
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Lucia-mia
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: |
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According to one of the moderators on another board where I post, who knows a fair amount about copyright law but isn't a lawyer herself, you need permission from all the subjects in a photo in order to use the photos publicly, if the photos were in a private setting. Since it could be argued that weddings aren't private settings, it's possible that you could get away with using the photos without the permissions of the subjects.
However, I think it'd be good if you were to do it, just as a courtesy if nothing else. You may find that the bride and groom object to having photos of such an important event sold to third parties for public use, you may find that they have a problem with the hotels and wouldn't want to be involved in promoting them, and you may also find that clients who might otherwise have recommended you to their friends will decide not to.
For the sake of a bit of extra work, you're risking losing a lot of goodwill. The chances are the the same people who'd have been happy to give their permission for you to use their images might be annoyed if they come across their photos, which are probably very special to them, just being used as a marketing tool for a hotel. |
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Nosfer
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| if there are photos with people ... then you surely need to contact them, but if your photos are with flower arrangements, wedding cake or stuff like that i think you don't need to contact them. |
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