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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 264322" data-attributes="member: 9521">Q: Who owns the copyright in a photograph once it is taken?In general, when the shutter is released, the photographer who pressed the button owns the copyright. An exception is when the image falls into the “work-made-for-hire”(also known as “work for hire”) category. A work-made-for-hire relationship is created in two situations: (1) the photographer is an employee hired to take photographs for the employer—an example would be a photojournalist who is an employee of a newspaper but not a wedding or portrait photographer who is hired for one event; or (2) the photographer is hired to provide photographs for collective works or compilations and signs a written agreement that specifically states that the work is to be considered a work made for hire. Therefore, freelance photographers are subjected to work-for-hire status only when they agree to it contractually.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 264322, member: 9521"] [COLOR=#312613][FONT=Verdana][FONT=inherit]Q: Who owns the copyright in a photograph once it is taken?[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#312613][FONT=Verdana]In general, when the shutter is released, the photographer who pressed the button owns the copyright. An exception is when the image falls into the “work-made-for-hire”(also known as “work for hire”) category. A work-made-for-hire relationship is created in two situations: (1) the photographer is an employee hired to take photographs for the employer—an example would be a photojournalist who is an employee of a newspaper but not a wedding or portrait photographer who is hired for one event; or (2) the photographer is hired to provide photographs for collective works or compilations and signs a written agreement that specifically states that the work is to be considered a work made for hire. Therefore, freelance photographers are subjected to work-for-hire status only when they agree to it contractually.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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