Re: Copyright on photos?

[Peter J. Alling]

Under US law the photographer automatically owns the rights to a 
photograph, exceptions are when the photo is
made under contract expressed or implied to another. 

Markus Maurer wrote:

Hi tom
I don't want to open Pandora's box of worms, but is there really an
automatically given copyright on photos in your country?
In Switzerland, a photo is not automatically protected, there was a case
lately described in the main newspapers when a company had used a photo of
Bob Marley from a live concert made from a professional photographer to
produce Posters without his permission and without paying him. He wanted
75'000 Swiss francs (about 50'000 Euro)for the rights.
He won only because the judges regarded the photo as exceptional well taken
example and therefore as some kind of art.
The copyright situation seems unclear here. If a photo is published in a
book, it is protected. I you just give
it to someone, I do not know....
greetings
Markus


 

Subject: Re: Mat sizes US (Texas)

Tom (Graywolf) wrote:
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Great to see that one hour labs are taking notice of copyright stamps on
     

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back of photos these days.