Godlike Productions - Discussion Forum
Users Online Now: 1,741 (Who's On?)Visitors Today: 219,798
Pageviews Today: 356,714Threads Today: 117Posts Today: 1,917
04:36 AM


Rate this Thread

Absolute BS Crap Reasonable Nice Amazing
 

Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?

 
Captain Kidd
Offer Upgrade

User ID: 285715
United States
04/19/2008 01:42 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Does a photographer have the right to control my own non-commercial use of a picture they took of me?
I would have given you the world, if you could have only opened your heart...

"...remember the Easter Bunny died for your pins!"
Sinanju
User ID: 418610
United States
04/19/2008 01:44 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Were ya nekkid?
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 395772
United States
04/19/2008 01:48 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
It is my understanding that it can not be published or used for profit without your express written consent via a release.

When I worked with youth sports organizations, we could not publish pictures of the kids on the webiste without getting all parents to sign a release prior to season starting.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 419286
Brazil
04/19/2008 01:48 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. Just send it to us with a Form VA application and the filing fee. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.

[link to www.copyright.gov]

The photographer owns the copyright to the photo, you have a license to have a copy of the photo. Yes they can control the non-commercial use of the photo, if they chose to do this it would be in the agreement.
Captain Kidd  (OP)

User ID: 285715
United States
04/19/2008 01:55 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
I did a photo shoot for a magazine a couple of years ago. Then I put the photo on my myspace. At the time the photographer had no problem with it. In fact she incorriged(sp) it. No written agreement was signed.
And now, years later the photographer wants me to pay for placing it on my myspace page.
I would have given you the world, if you could have only opened your heart...

"...remember the Easter Bunny died for your pins!"
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 395772
United States
04/19/2008 02:23 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
did you sign something?
jbar

User ID: 353526
United States
04/19/2008 03:06 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
The person who took the picture owns the rights.
Sinanju
User ID: 418610
United States
04/19/2008 03:10 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Were ya nekkid?
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 358956
United States
04/19/2008 03:11 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
The person who took the picture owns the rights.
 Quoting: jbar


Correct. In fact, as odd as it sounds, people usually have to get "usgae rights" from the photographer before re-using images even of themselves.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 401692
United States
04/19/2008 03:17 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
If you signed a release with the photographer, they own the rights. If you were a model, then they own the rights. If you didn't sign a release and weren't a model then you own the rights... UNLESS you are a recognized public official. Clinton, Obama, Bush, elected officials can't control what happens to their images.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 401692
United States
04/19/2008 03:18 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
I did a photo shoot for a magazine a couple of years ago. Then I put the photo on my myspace. At the time the photographer had no problem with it. In fact she incorriged(sp) it. No written agreement was signed.
And now, years later the photographer wants me to pay for placing it on my myspace page.
 Quoting: Captain Kidd


Ooops. Yes, they can change the rules. They own it.
-=JezaBella=-

User ID: 419322
United States
04/19/2008 03:19 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Does a photographer have the right to control my own non-commercial use of a picture they took of me?
 Quoting: Captain Kidd


is there a contract?
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
~ Dr. Seuss
FallenMatrix

User ID: 362179
United States
04/19/2008 03:24 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
The person who took the picture owns the rights.
 Quoting: jbar


He owns the right to reproduce but not to distribute for gain.

If the subject of said picture is a person. Then the photographer must receive a SIGNED RELEASE from the person being photographed in order to use the picture commercially.

Private use requires no release since an anyone's image is by nature 'public'. However one has the rights to perceive a profit should one's image be used to generate profit. Hence a release, waving any commercial gain on the part of the model in the picture.
FallenMatrix

User ID: 362179
United States
04/19/2008 03:26 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
If you signed a release with the photographer, they own the rights. If you were a model, then they own the rights. If you didn't sign a release and weren't a model then you own the rights... UNLESS you are a recognized public official. Clinton, Obama, Bush, elected officials can't control what happens to their images.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 401692


we can basically make voodoo dolls will Hillary's pictures and stick pins in them all night long.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 419054
United States
04/19/2008 03:27 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
The person who took the picture owns the rights.
 Quoting: jbar


No. They own the photograph but cannot use it for a commercial purpose without the express written permission of any subject of the photograph who personage is clearly shown.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 408605
United States
04/19/2008 03:28 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Photoshop the image, mirror or add an element. No longer same picture

Kinda like this




Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 285715
United States
04/20/2008 09:02 AM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
Yeah, the myspace thing just seems like a really grey area, since it was not meant for profit. But I suppose the author could claim that by using it in a public form and not paying her that is a hit to her income. Sooo... yeah, it seems like she does have the right. But it also seems like I am bing nickel and dimed here.

She said, "its only business..." Okay, so profit is an excuse to be cold and impersonal...

I took it down and put up pictures I know I am allowed to use, instead. And it sucks about the public figure thing. Because I have a known person as an Artist/Musician/Producer/idiot... lols they can pretty much publish my pic in any non-profit way (so long as it is within the area that people would recognize me). Very small area, but still.

I guess its true, no news is good news. Or is it, no press is bad press? who knows

I'll tell you one thing. I am never going to hire a photographer that treats her clients that way.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 285715
United States
04/20/2008 09:08 AM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: Who owns the copyright to a picture of me?
p.s. I do know that derivative works are still copyrighted by the original author. So long as the principal form of expression is still recognizable (and it doesn't fall under fair use policy) it becomes a matter of duel copy right. A lot of those YouTubes, simply work, because non of the authors have chosen to take a course of action (relegating them to blue law).

Ideas cannot be copyrighted. But forms of expression...





GLP