This article is written for those I may except a TFCD from craigslist.org or any other form of advertisement!
You the customer (for model, potential model, Bride/Groom, or person etc) looking to have photographic work done for you, in the form of a headshot, portrait, wedding ceremony, wedding reception, or any other type of events do not have rights to the photos taken. I see Post/Ads on craigslist.org of people not only looking for TFP or TFCD (Time For PRINT or Time For CD), which both represent a FREE Photo session work. What gets me is that most of you try to use the “Rights” of the photos as a bargaining tool by stating you will grand to a Photographer the right to use them in their portfolio. A Photographer (The Creator) does not need your permission to use any photographs they created to use in their portfolio or promotional materials. New Flash People!!! Under the Copyright Laws, the Artist/Creator (in this case The Photographer) retains all rights to any work they create!!!! Do not take my word…research it yourself. Here I will make it easy for you. Under the main screen “Law and Policy”, “Copyright Law”, “Chapter 2: Copyright Ownership and Transfer”, section 201 http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ § 201 · Ownership of copyright1 (a) Initial Ownership.--Copyright in a work protected under this title vests initially in the author or authors of the work. The authors of a joint work are co-owners of copyright in the work. Just in case you have no idea what the above section means; It states that the Initial Ownership under the work protected under this title vests (to devolve You DO NOT own the rights to any photos shot of you by any PHOTOGRAPHER!! Let us keep it real here…most of you are looking for FREE, FREE work done when posting your ad on craigslist.org. So, what makes you think for one second if you have no rights to photos when it’s a PAID session, that a Free session would change the ownership of rights. Recap: You do not and can not grand rights to a photographer on photos you have NO RIGHTS to. You are hiring and/or commissioning a Photographer’s experience and skills in the field to create photos of you….that’s it. The rights of any photos created by a photographer are retained by that photographer. He or she is the only person who can grand/issue full or limited rights to the work they created….NOT YOU! Note: You do have the opportunity to obtain full rights of all the photos taken of you in any session. Although, it will cost a great deal to obtain ownership and as part of the deal the photographer will always retain the right to use such photos in his/her portfolio as well as using the photos for promotional purposes only. You as the subject/customer not owning the rights will only be able to use the photos taken of you for promotional use only! That means you do not have the right to sell any photos without written permission from the copyright owner. You also have to grant the photographer credit of set photo if it is published in print or web. Comments are closed.
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