Yep ... I agree ... without a agreement she is the copyright holder of the images (she is the creator) that being said in some situations that would not hold true ... for instance if you set the shot totally and instructed her to press the button at a certain time ("ok shoot") then she becomes...

Help! I would finally like to start a website...the only thing holding me back is the whole copyright thing. I know I can use photoshop to write my name on my photos, but I would like to be able to post my photos online where people could NOT right click and copy the photo, then right click and paste...

Is there any free downloadable programs that will allow me to add a watermark copyright to my pictures? I have the program Aperture with my Apple...I have searched the help menu and it says I can add a watermark by creating one and saving it as a photoshop file. I do not have photoshop. Any suggestions...

I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on something. I have a customer that has requested that I not put my watermark on the front of her pictures. She said that they take away from the photos. I put - © Doodlebug ’07 - in the bottom right corner of all of my prints. I put it very small so...

Another thread got my wheels turning. I'm no lawyer, so the legal end of this would have to be reviewed (and I think I just may have that done after thinking this through a little more) BUT... It was brought up that after a certain span of time, grandmothers, mothers, etc like to be able to pass...

Just hoping to get some advice ...Do i need a release to sell photos of a national monument(St.Louis Arch) I have a great shot and want to sell prints.Just for art display purposes no advertising. Thanks ~Jeff

Hello everyone!, ..love this site lots of info. My question is this. I have a fantastic shot of lightning in the background of a famous national monument.Its a great shot and have had great demand for enlargements. Do i need uncle sams go ahead on this? What kind of release do i need ?if any. Thanks...

I did a wedding back in July. The bride booked me for $500 for the day. I'm just starting out and needed something for my portfolio and she had nothing wedding related to look at to base her opinion, hence only $500. The contract included coverage until she was tired of me and a proof book with 250...

In my opinion, she owns the copyright. If it was a class where she received credit some might try to claim "work for hire", but to me this is the same as it if I took pictures (at no charge) for a local non profit group and let them use them for free in a publication. Any other use would be...

Here is a really good resource for copyright research. Most, but not all, of the posts on copyright are conjecture. This should clear the way for some of us. I had the idea of several of us coming together and retaining an attorney to help us with our forms. There is probably already some consortium...