Hi William, If the employer owns the work, does that include the negs as well or just the right to reproduce the images and the negs stay in the photographers possession?
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:29 AM Subject: Re: PROS-was:ABORTION-was: Way OT: GUNS, GUNS, AND MORE GUNS. > > ----- 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 > >
