Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder what the results might be if you were to make a small label attached to the cassette and/or processing envelope that read "The prints from this film are copyrighted material and may not be used without express written permission of the photographer." Lea Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >A photographer puts up images he made of a wedding (let's say the typical > >bride and groom shot) in his shop window, regardless whether he paid for > >the enlargement himself or not. > > > >Of course, the photographer owns the intellectual rights to his own work, > >but that does *not* take away the necessity for him to obtain consent to > >use or display the image from those represented on it. > > here's something i noticed the other day in the screed of gibberish > attached to my reciept from my local 1 hour lab: > > "many prints are produced in public areas, and misuse or public display of > such under these conditions carry the same limits of liability [value of > film only] except no value is given to the photographs." > > this seems to me to be saying "if we put some of your prints on display > all you can do is ask us to take them down." > > i, for one, would be pretty darn upset if someone put up some of my images > without my prior, _express_ permission. > > kc - -- Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press 816-333-9111 Home: http://www.whinydogpress.com Newest: http://www.whinydogpress.com/new.html