Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe in Canada the copyright law has recently been changed such that if you hire a photographer to take your photograph, the copyright goes to you, not the photographer, unless agreed to differently in writing. Dan C. At 08:23 PM 24-03-00 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote: >> the 1978 >> copyright law which gives the copyright to the photographer >automatically. > >Most commercial shoots, at least all the ones I have done, the clients/reps >require me to sign over any and all rights to exclusive use of the 'work' >to them. I have NO problem with that, since I am getting paid quite well >to do so. I do retain the rights to use the 'work' for my own >promotion/portfolio etc. use (even, in some cases, photo 'contests')...but >I can not sell the images, nor do they have to ask me to use them. > >Personally, I think it's wrong that photographers retain the rights >automatically...since in EVERY other field, if you are paid to do the work, >the person paying you to do the work owns the rights. That to me is just >common sense. Rightly so, you WERE paid to do the work...and for some >bizarre reason, photographers don't live by this same rule. > >This is yet another issue in the vast issues that LUG seems to get involved >in... > >On the other hand, I got a new 50/1.4 today...and can't wait to try it out >this weekend! > > > >