Actually, retaining the rights in cases like that is a relic of the old days. Used to be that no one had much personal credit. House, car, and maybe a 90 day account at the Department store downtown. Newly weds usually did not have much money so they usually opted for the basic package of 10-12 prints in an album. Often a couple of years down the line they would come back to get more prints for that album. Sometimes they would come back at for their 20th anniversary and get more prints.
Of course back then you the photographer owned a studio and would be in business at the same address for 30-50 years. Those newly weds stayed married until death did they part. Nowadays they get devorced before they have finished paying for the wedding; and you are not going to sell them anything more than you got paid for in the first place. And you most likely are going to be doing something else too. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Tom C wrote: > I can understand wanting to retain copyright in just about every situation > except wedding and portrait photography. > > > > Tom C. > >> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: DMCA Takedown (was Stolen Photos) >> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:27:36 +0900 >> >> On 7/13/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> To tell you the truth, if I *WAS* a wedding photographer and I had >> gotten >>> paid for my services, and I delivered the photos, negs, or digital image >>> files to the newlyweds, I wouldn't care less what they did with them >> after >>> that. It's their wedding, their photos, their life. >>> >> When I was in that game, that is exactly what I did. I gave em an >> album of proofs, and the negatives and wished them all the best. >> The problem is that a lot of photographers want to hold onto residual >> rights, and specify in their contracts that they are the first owners >> of copyright. >> In your country, I believe that the creator of the work is first owner >> of copyright unless they specifically sign it away by contract. In my >> country, it is exactly the opposite, wedding photography is considered >> work for hire, and the person paying for the work is considered first >> owner unless there is a written agreement to the contrary. >> What the whole thing means is that photo lab clerks are now expected >> to be lawyers as well as lab techs, which is a little unfair to both >> them and their customers, especially since the penalties for >> transgression can be very onerous. >> >> -- >> William Robb >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
