Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia
Release of Negatives from Wedding Debacle
We hired who we thought was a professional photographer to take our wedding photos. We received them recently and most of the important shots are too dark, out of focus and all around lousy.
The photographer said he had ''equipment failure''...and didn't know how the photos would turn out until he developed them...
He gave us half our money back (the proofs) and signed over his copy rights...he said he won't release the negatives but we would like to have them so we can take them to a ''better'' lab and try to save some of them....
His contract stated that he retains the right to keep the negatives...BUT, he signed over his copy rights (we have it in writing and notorized)...
Do we have legal ground to get the negatives? with the premise that he has signed over his copy rights?
Please help me...this was the most important day of my life.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Release of Negatives from Wedding Debacle
In my opinion, the copy rights would mean the right to have possession of the negatives. Consult another wedding photographer to find out what the standard intheir industry is. This is how you would have to prove the meaning of him signing the copy rights.
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