Thank you Jostein, I will pass the info on. It was an interesting topic of conversation on that night (or maybe we're a boring group :), so I may do more research in the future, in my spare time...
--s On 7/14/06, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Skye, > > You have to check out the local copyright laws where you live to be > sure, but I would say that owner X is not allowed to make further > copies unless that is specifically agreed upon. That's basically what > copyright is all about. The buyer only buys the right to own the item, > not to make replicas. If you look at the way most photo stock agencies > operate, they sell photos along the same principles. Buyer pays for > the right to use the image in a restricted way. The wider it is > published, the more he has to pay. And the photographer's name should > always be published with the photo. > > Dunno how this changes after the photographer's demise. > > Jostein > > On 7/13/06, skye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That reminds me. I don't know the legal answer (logically or morally I > > know my own answer, which is "no for life, yes for death") so I have > > to ask the question: > > > > Last night at a local photo club meeting, one of the new members > > brought up a question similar to the situation below, with one > > difference. If an artist sells his work to Owner X, can Owner X make > > and sell a derivative copy of the work, or give someone else > > permission to do so? (And does this rule change if the artist dies? I > > think with books it's a 50-year thing after the author dies?) > > > > -- skye -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
