----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Scott Subject: Re: PROS-was:ABORTION-was: Way OT: GUNS, GUNS, AND MORE GUNS.
> > What if someone else fires the shutter, but you design and set up the > shot? Are you the photographer or is he? What if it's his camera and > he's getting paid for the shot? What if ... Well, lets look at this sewiously. If you design and set up the shot, you are the photographer. The person tripping the shutter is a pawn, the same way the make-up person or any other assistant would be. I have been on many shoots where I am the person behind the camera, operating as a technician, for others who are employing me in that capacity. >From an ownership perspective, you need to go back to the employment and copyright laws in your country. In my country, copyright is generally held by the person who is paying for the job. In your example, I presume the person taking the picture is an employee of the "photographer". In all cases of an employee employer relationship, the employer owns the work of the employee, whether the employee supplies the tools or not. William Robb
