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From the article: "The complaint includes a photograph of the tattoo being inked and a statement from Mr. Tyson agreeing that “all artwork, sketches and drawin
by biot 15y ago
From the article:
"The complaint includes a photograph of the tattoo being inked and a statement from Mr. Tyson agreeing that “all artwork, sketches and drawings related to my tattoo and any photographs of my tattoo are property” of Mr. Whitmill’s business."
Agreements aside, this is also an issue that comes up when hiring a programmer. If you pay someone to write code, don't you own the copyright on the code? Similarly, if you pay someone to photograph your wedding, don't you own the copyright on those photographs? In general, have a solid written contract clearly spelling out ownership issues and have it reviewed by a lawyer familiar with copyright issues before you engage someone in creative work.
- sk5t 15y agoFWIW, you ordinarily would not own copyright to photos a professional takes of your wedding, and most professionals would apply a large fee otherwise.
- chopsueyar 15y agoThis is correct. My family has several generations of professional event/wedding photographers. The money was made in the ordering of specific photograph prints from the photography company, things like albums and wallet prints. However, that business model is all but destroyed. It is much simpler and more profitable to give the reproduction rights to the client and burn everything to a couple of DVDs or copy to a USB stick.