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PhotoRESEARCHER Newsletter for January Week Four # 448D |
KEY WORDS: | Picture Rights | Copyright Law | Buyer | License | Agreement Letter | Work For Hire | Off-Target Images | Lightbox |
NEWSWORDS: | Granparents Banned | Keyword Helper | What You See Is… | Keywords | What’s Next? | Bright Idea | What’s Macro? | I Do | Most Important? | Reunion |
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Your Picture Rights
Advance Notes : "If a photographer 'sells' a picture to a client, does the photographer lose their ‘rights’ to that picture?”
The Copyright Law (the 1976 revision enacted into law on Jan. 1st 1978) places special emphasis on the above question. A photo belongs to the photographer, from the moment they snap the shutter. The law protects the creator of the "work" (in this case, a photograph) by making the assumption that unless it is otherwise stated in writing, the ownership of the work rests with the creator of the work, not the buyer of the "license" to use it. In other words, if a photographer is on assignment to take specific pictures for a client, and no written statement is made regarding ownership (not just "use" rights) of the resulting pictures -- the photographer owns them.
BACK THEN
In the old days (pre-1976) it was assumed that the client who purchased the license to use the photo, owned the picture. Now it’s considered that when a client "purchases" a picture for use, they are only "renting" the picture for that use. Ownership (copyright) stays with the photographer.
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Is Payment Made The Re-Use Question Went to the Top Court in the Land
Advance Notes : What happens when a publisher re-uses a photographer’s photograph? Does the photographer deserve a second payment? Ed. Note: The following traces the background of a test case about this issue, and outlines the outcome. (July 1999) In my reports in this newsletter on the case of Tasini v. The New York Times, I stated that in my opinion the outcome of this case will determine whether a publisher can re-use photos (or text) for electronic use (digital delivery) without paying an extra fee. Re-use fees, of course, have historically been the norm in the stock photo industry. Along came the Internet, and somehow, many publishers assumed that they didn't have to pay additional fees when they used a photo (from a previous one-time usage purchase or previous freelance assignment) on their website, in online databases, on CD-ROMs, etc. TO THE SUPREME COURT The original trial court judgment of the Tasini case held that electronic publication of a freelancer's work was a permissible "revision." A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals unanimously overturned that ruling in September 1999, and held that The Times and other publishers (Newsday, Time Incorporated, and Lexis-Nexis) were infringing freelancers' copyrights by posting writing and photos on-line without permission from freelancers. The Appeals Court also refused to re-hear a counter appeal by The New York Times et al. The publishers then asked (and got) the Supreme Court to hear the case. As yet, no date has been set for the hearing of the appeal. (Ed. Note: The appeal was heard in July of 2001.)
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Judy Y. Mundy
Watch
for developments in the field of stock photography in
PhotoResearcher's Newsletter Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL. GRANPARENTS BANNED a pair of middle aged grandparents were banned for life as "terrorists" for taking a picture of their grandchildren. Britain's high-security Fareham Shopping Centre, a high-value target where photography has been banned for "security. http://www.addict3d.org/news/273521/ KEYWORD HELPER Pharos Debuts Trips & Pics Geotagging Tools - Pharos introduced GPS device and software allow photographers to tag images with location information. http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/ WHAT YOU SEE IS…… CogniSign Expands Revolutionary xcavator.net(TM) Stock Photo Search Portal to 6 Million Images Xcavator.net is unique due to CogniSign's award-winning Intelligent Image Recognition Technology(TM), which enhances conventional text based searches with powerful Image Search tools. http://www.centredaily.com/business/ KEYWORDS Dreamstime has a new option, photographers can see the keyword that works best for their images to rise to the top of the list in a search. "Sound recurring keywords (rather than the popular standard keywords) result in successful downloads," said Serban Enache Dreamstime co-founder and CEO. http://www.stockphotographer.info/ WHAT’S NEXT? The World's First "Office Photography Machine'' at CES 2008 Launched by Ortery Technologies - Imagine walking up to a new office device, placing an object inside, and seconds later walking away with a professional photo for immediate use in all print, web and email communications. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/ BRIGHT IDEA Neon sign draws industry attention Photographer Becky Morgan wanted a sign for her business,B. Morgan Photography, that would draw lots of attention. Within 15 minutes, asking if they could do a feature article.” http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/ WHAT’S MACRO? Komputer Klinic: Get even closer with macro photography. The term macro photography confuses many people. It conjures images of large, grandiose photos. In reality, macro shots are close-ups of small objects. http://www.eastvalley “I DO” Photography brings couple together. Lisa and J.R. Schnelzer have Nikon photo equipment to thank for their marriage. http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/ MOST IMPORTANT? “All of us in California, were gripped by those horrific images of the raging fires in Southern California. when we had a chance to hear from the victims fleeing their homes, they were usually asked what they grabbed as they were evacuating. Over and over again, we heard the same answer: photographs. http://biz.yahoo.com/cnbc/ REUNION Tears, Passion At National Geographic Photo Summit - Each year the National Geographic summit draws several hundred photographers and editors, including many who have no affiliation with the magazine. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/
TRAVELERS ABROAD Photobuyers: Watch this column. For the e-mail address, phone or fax number of the traveling photographer, call the PhotoSource International office and ask for Rohn Engh (1 800 624-0266). For an expansion of this list: www.photosource.com and press the Travelers Abroad button, to learn of past international destinations of our photographers. David Smith #########################################
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Wolfgang Kaehler
In addition to your photo research web site, – do you also own a website that offers information, or a product or service? It doesn’t have to do with picture research. How would you like to earn money on every visitor to your site? You do nothing, your visitor does nothing (they don’t have to buy or click on something) – but you get paid, just by their showing up. This is a new Internet program that lets you earn money on 100% of your website traffic. I’ve signed on to use this revenue program. There’s no risk. You can stop the program at any time. Deadline for sign-up is January 31 st – the program starts Feb. 1 st 2008. You’ll get in on the ground floor of a lucrative Internet revenue program. Sound interesting? Click here for a full report that gives you all the details and how to sign up –- or go to. . . http://www.speakerads.com After you read the above report, I can coach you through the process or answer questions. 1 800 624 0266. x26 PS: Or maybe you have friends or colleagues who are into Internet Marketing. Please pass this news on to them. – Rohn Engh Additional information is at 1 800 429 0677 ######################
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