There's no such thing as "the" copyright. You own "a" copyright in the image, based on the fact that you took it. But it's quite possible for other people to have copyright interests in the shot (as, for example, if it is a photograph of a copyrighted subject). Plus, as you note, there's more than simply copyright involved.
On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 07:56:34PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > It depends on which country you are in. In general, you own the copyright > unless you have assigned it to someone else. On the other hand, some > countries such as France have privacy laws which might make it illegal to > publish the photo if the people are identifiable. Printing it on a t-shirt > would probably be construed as publishing. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerome Reyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 03 April 2006 19:29 > > To: pdml > > Subject: copyrights > > > > Guys and Gals, > > > > Someone wants to use an image of mine for a t-shirt. The > > problem (?) is that it's a portrait of a stranger and her > > child (about 1 year old) that I took about 5 years ago while > > just walking through a local street fair. > > I've contributed nature and animal photos before, put never > > people shots (without permission). In short, the question is, > > can I really sell this photo for usage without permission > > from the person in it? I guess I'm picturing a hilarious > > (albeit unlikely) event of the person eventually coming > > across someone wearing a tee-shirt with THEIR photo on it. > > How weird would that be? > > > > > > Thoughts? Experiences? > > > > - Jerome Reyes > > > > > > > > > >
