Legal Question in Entertainment Law in Georgia

Photographers Copyrights

I paid a photographer to shoot my portfolio. Now he is selling one of those pictures (on a internet wallpaper download site) without my permission. I never signed a release or verbally agreed to this. He says he owns the copyrights to the pictures I paid for. Is this true? Can he sell my pictures without my permission?


Asked on 10/20/06, 10:12 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Steven Mark Steven Paul Mark, Attorney at Law

Re: Photographers Copyrights

The photographer may own the physical picture but that doesn't necessarily give him the right to exploit it commercially. If you didn't sign a release and the resultant use wasn't authorized by you through some clear and disclosed policy of the photographer you may want to check GA privacy laws or laws that prohibit the use of someone's name or likeness for commercial purposes without their written consent. Most states have them

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Answered on 10/20/06, 11:59 pm
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: Photographers Copyrights

It depends on the nature of the agreement you made with the photographer.

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Answered on 10/20/06, 10:15 pm


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