Thanks John.
Chris
On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 06:40 Europe/London, John Hudson wrote:
From what I understand, the law in Canada pertaining to the
photographer and
copyright is primarily the same as it is in the UK. When taking
portraits
the copyright rests with the person being photographed. The person has
to
specifically assign copyright to the photographer for the photographer
to
gain any rights to the copyright. Thus, professional photographers
.......
portrait studios, wedding photographers, etc ........ have the subject
surrender their rights as part of the contract to take the photos.
I understand that this is the reverse of the position in the US where,
absent any agreement to the contrary, the photographer automatically
acquires the copyright when the portrait is taken.
jh
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