Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/5/04 12:51 PM, "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> wrote: > Dan: > >> Here in Canada, if someone hires a photographer to photograph them, unless >> the contract says otherwise, the copyright of the photographs belongs to >> the someone, not the photographer. > > Interesting. In the US, it's the exact opposite. The contract must > specify > it is a "work for hire" or the copyright remains with the creator. > > Just goes to show that it might be better to pay a lawyer licensed in your > area a small fee to look over your contracts first. :) > > -- > Eric It's the only think I've ever heard about Canada I didn?t like. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/