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In general, that's correct. However, depending on your jurisdiction that may be a crime. In that case, I or the state might be able to prosecute you under crim
by rlpb 12y ago
In general, that's correct.
However, depending on your jurisdiction that may be a crime. In that case, I or the state might be able to prosecute you under criminal law. I don't generally understand that to be within the meaning of "sue" though. And, again in general, criminal conviction leads mainly to punishment rather than reparations to the victims.
Oh, and exceptionally, if I'm your "model" then without me signing an appropriate release I own copyright on your photos, so I may be able to sue you for losses (probably to the value of you buying an equivalent market-rate DVD or something).
- tomp 12y ago> if I'm your "model" then without me signing an appropriate release I own copyright on your photos You sure about that? AFAIK the copyright is with the creator, i.e. the photographer. Model release is required on for privacy purposes, not for copyright.
- sib 12y agoThat is correct, at least in the USA. Photog owns the copyright upon creation. Model release is required for (certain) uses in publication, but not all - for example, newspapers do not have to get model release from people in photographs used for editorial purposes.
- voxic11 12y agoIn the United States it's actually the photographer who owns the copyright not the subject. Not positive if this is the case everywhere but I believe it is.
- voxic11 12y agoIn the United States it's actually the photographer who owns the copyright not the subject. Not positive if this is the case everywhere but I believe it is.
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- SoftwareMaven 12y agoYou don't own the copyright without a model release, but, in many (but not all circumstances), you can sue for renumeration if your likeness is used without your permission. With the exception of some work-for-hire scenarios, copyright is always with the creator (but the creator must be human; monkeys don't count[1]). 1.http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/22/monkey-business-macaque-selfie-cant-be-copyrighted-say-us-and-uk http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/22/monkey-bus...