The case with image is that the author (the photographer) is the owner
of the copyright. There are two exceptions that I have mentioned previously:
- The photograph has been taken under the company that an author works for.
- The author of the photo passes the copyright to someone else.
So under any other circumstances copyright of the image stays with the
author, even if the work has been pre-paid for the purpose of the images
previously.
In case of photographs it is very important to copyright them by
registration, as it is very hard to identify the ownership. Photographs can be
registered under a fee of application not individual photos. In order to use
photographs, it is essential to contact the photographer and receive their permission
to use/publish their work.
And is it true that if a photograph contains people in it the photographer would have to get the subjects permission before selling/marketing the image or giving permission for its use? Would the user of the image have to independantly ask the subject for permission to use their image? Or does the photographer get permission from the subject to sell the image for commercial use? Would this mean that a persons face could be used to sell anything after that...from marmalade to bank accounts without them being asked again?
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a good article about the copyright in photography:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wipo.int/sme/en/documents/ip_photography.htm#3.1
It mentions that when taking a photograph of a person, the author should obtain a written permission, detailing how the photograph can be used. I guess it then depends on what's in that document and it should be looked at individually?