Freelance
Photographer
Seeing things differently
A taker of Photographs - A creator of images
Seeing things differently
A taker of Photographs - A creator of images
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Freelance
Photographer Seeing things differently A taker of Photographs - A creator of images |
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Copyright Law... |
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It is ILLEGAL to copy or reproduce
these photographs elsewhere in any shape, part or form without the written
permission of Ken McDonald and violators of this copyright law will be
subject to civil and criminal penalties. The Copyright Act protects photographers
by giving the author of the photograph the exclusive right to reproduce
their photographs. This includes the right to control the making of copies.
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| • Q... What is copyright? • A... The exclusive rights of the photographer to make copies, alter, distribute, publicly display, or publish a photograph that they took... |
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| • Q... At what point do photographs become copyrighted?
• A... Photographic images are copyrighted as soon as they are created by the photographer... |
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| • Q... Copyright to a photograph, who owns it?
• A... The photographer who took the photograph owns the copyright... |
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| • Q... What is copyright infringement? • A... Copying a photograph without written permission of the copyright owner is an infringement. This includes copying using a photocopier, a photographic copy, a digital copy, or scanning the photograph into a computer... |
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| • Q... If I buy a photograph, don't I have the
right to copy it? • A... Absolutely not ! Copyright can only be transferred in writing by the owner, the photographer. The sale of a print does not include the copyright to that image. When someone purchases a professional photograph they own the physical print, but they do not own the copyright, and they do not have the right to have additional copies made... |
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| • Q... I paid to have my portrait to be taken so
I should own the copyright? • A... Wrong ! You paid for the prints agreed upon not the copyright, any other fees incurred in creating the photographs are professional fees for the service supplied... |
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| • Q... If the photographs aren’t marked with
a copyright symbol are they protected? • A... No copyright symbol is required anywhere on the print. If you didn’t take the photograph it’s illegal to reproduce it in any shape or form... |
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| • Q... Does the copyright cease when the photographer
dies? • A... Protection from copying photographs lasts the life of the photographer plus 70 years... |
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| • Q... What can be done to people who do illegal
copying? • A... Court settlements have ranged from £5,000 to £90,000 for breach of the copyright law... |
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