Legal Question in Business Law in Indiana

Photographer's online portfolio

I am working as a sports photographer for a newspaper. I want to go into business for myself selling sports photos. Can I legally use the photos I have taken for the paper (while being paid by the paper) to put in my online porfolio? Also, if I was to use one of those pictures on the frontpage of my webpage (not in the portfolio section) would that be considered using the image for profit? I know the NCAA and IHSAA have been going around about this, but how does this effect a private site? Does the artist have any rights over her own photos or does everything belong to the paper?


Asked on 10/25/08, 7:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Samuel Hasler Samuel Hasler

Re: Photographer's online portfolio

Unless your contract says differently, your photographs would work for hire and do not belong to you.

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Answered on 10/25/08, 9:42 am


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