Photo Copyright Ownership
Discussions focus on who owns copyrights to photographs, distinguishing between photographers, subjects, and public domain images, including debates on using images without permission and stock agencies like Getty claiming rights.
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You don't own the copyrights to pictures you're in..
How can they publish photos which they don't own the copyrights?
Does this guy own the rights to these images?
It's not copyrighted, so the intellectual property is in the public domain. But this doesn't mean they are prohibited from hiding the object, or making people contractually agree not to take photos.In the USA, there are certain fair use rights that let you copy a work without a license. It's a big gray area, usually it's OK if it's for purposes of commentary or education, and not for commercial use. Other jurisdictions are probably more strict.
Don't you need the rights to those photos?
He was abusing copyright by claiming rights to a photo he didn't take.
The pictures themselves are probably public domain, the photography of the picture however might be protected (photographer picked angle, lense, lightning, ...)
From what someone said in a previous thread the copyright part is not that simple, so as an example the person that takes the picture can claim the copyright not the subject. Probably there is a different law that would prevent others to make money using your image but is not the copyright AFAIK
The artwork is in the public domain. The photo of it is not. You can take your own photo, but if you want to use a photo someone else took, then you need their permission.
Not really, the copyright on the photograph will always belong to the photographer. The image is available under creative commons for non-commercial use, which seems fair enough.