From that perspective it seems equally absurd that a person wouldn't automatically own the copyright on a photo of themselves, and yet they don't - the photogra

From that perspective it seems equally absurd that a person wouldn't automatically own the copyright on a photo of themselves, and yet they don't - the photographer does. It seems plausible that the person who creates the physical record owns the copyright, regardless of the subject. (I don't disagree with you. Just a counterpoint.)