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Photographer Copyright Royalties?
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My son is a professional photographer ( or at least will be)
He has just been offered a long term contract for a sporting organisation (can't name it as the plans are still confidential) He has done 2 photo shoots so far, both were day long jobs, and he has been paid £600 for each day.
He has taken over a thousand shots that will be edited down to a few 100.
I am not sure how it works over copyright. Does he hold the copyright or does the organisation that hired him hold it? There are some very well known sports men in his photos so the copyright could be substantial.
Any advice please?
He has just been offered a long term contract for a sporting organisation (can't name it as the plans are still confidential) He has done 2 photo shoots so far, both were day long jobs, and he has been paid £600 for each day.
He has taken over a thousand shots that will be edited down to a few 100.
I am not sure how it works over copyright. Does he hold the copyright or does the organisation that hired him hold it? There are some very well known sports men in his photos so the copyright could be substantial.
Any advice please?
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My work uses a professional photographer and when he gives us the disk it says (c) Joe Bloggs but they are our photos!
Perhaps he licences the photos to the company or specifies what they can be used for, or insists that he is credited each time they use them
If you look at some of the stock photo sites you'll see that some set a linit of how many copies a photo can be used e. a print run of xx,0000
Perhaps he licences the photos to the company or specifies what they can be used for, or insists that he is credited each time they use them
If you look at some of the stock photo sites you'll see that some set a linit of how many copies a photo can be used e. a print run of xx,0000
Tuvok, you get the photos - that is the paper with the images on - but the image itself remains the photographer's copyright. That is, he has the right to copy it and sell it on to others (again, this will depend on the wording of the contract).
I imagine in Eddie's case the club, if such it is, will want the right to make and sell copies of the photos they have paid a photographer to take.
I imagine in Eddie's case the club, if such it is, will want the right to make and sell copies of the photos they have paid a photographer to take.
Some good points on here. Facts rather than speculation:
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ZM's link seems to say what I said
"when a work is made by an employee during the course of employment; in such cases, IP [intellectual property] rights are normally owned by the employer, unless otherwise negotiated by the relevant member of staff."
So it depends on the wording of the contract, but the default position is that employers hold the copyright. They're highly unlikely to negotiate them away for anyone less well known than David Bailey.
"when a work is made by an employee during the course of employment; in such cases, IP [intellectual property] rights are normally owned by the employer, unless otherwise negotiated by the relevant member of staff."
So it depends on the wording of the contract, but the default position is that employers hold the copyright. They're highly unlikely to negotiate them away for anyone less well known than David Bailey.
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