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coppy right question

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  • 06-09-2011 12:34pm
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    lukeckav
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    i am just wondering if i turn photos of meath nature and costlines into picture frames and postcards and sell them am i breaking any coppyright laws, or do i need permission to sell them on.


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    mneylon
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    Who took the photos?

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    lukeckav
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    myself


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    smcgiff
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    Then you own the copyright and can sell.

    Owning the copyright of photo's is how your man from Stockbyte made his millions.


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    mneylon
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    The only issue you *might* face is if you have photos of people and haven't got the requisite release forms signed, but if you're selling photos of the countryside etc., you'd be fine.

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    Mr Moxie
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    smcgiff wrote: »
    Then you own the copyright and can sell.

    Owning the copyright of photo's is how your man from Stockbyte made his millions.

    Jerry Kennelly... Legend!
    He has recently launched Tweak.com
    He is patron of a biz start up program in Kerry, called Endeavour Entrepreneur Programme.

    Just thought I'd share :)


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    IRE60
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    Permission!

    I worked on a publication. Great summers day snapper doing 'out and about stuff'. Got a mega pic of two people hand in hand on dollymount - Poolbeg in the background, sun behind that.

    Print and be dammed - Pic Ran.

    Panic ensued.

    Fella on the phone begging us to kill the pic for later editions and he was featured holding hands.

    He was in 'Galway' and his wife might see the pic!

    Be very careful!


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    tricky D
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    Blacknight wrote: »
    The only issue you *might* face is if you have photos of people and haven't got the requisite release forms signed, but if you're selling photos of the countryside etc., you'd be fine.

    I believe it works something like this: you need releases for people who's image has significant professional value like models or sports persons. An ordinary person on the street's image doesn't have this value, so no release is required under image rights concepts.


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    mneylon
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    tricky D wrote: »
    I believe it works something like this: you need releases for people who's image has significant professional value like models or sports persons. An ordinary person on the street's image doesn't have this value, so no release is required under image rights concepts.
    I'm not so sure about that. In a previous life my employer's contract included a waiver to cover any use of any employee's image

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