Copyright is very complicated, especially in the UK but, it gives ownership of the images we create. This copyright protects the photographers photos from being used for reproduction without their knowledge. It also allows the photographer to make a profit from the images they produce. Whether it be selling the images or shooting for advertisements for a company and therefore, profiting from the reproduction. If these weren't in place, it would be almost impossible to make a living as a photographer. Although there's different laws to copyright, it's pretty easy to get ownership for your own images. All you need to do is add a watermark.
The right to Economic Benefit:
To sum up the economic benefits from cooyright, the owner of the photograph will have exclusive rights. They have the right to reproduce the photograph, rent or lend their work, distribute copies and make adaption of the images. Anyone else who is not licensed for the copyright owner that does this will breach the law and you would have some control with your rights.
The Moral Rights:
Firstly, the photographer will have the right to be credited. If it is ever published, exhibited or broadcasted, you will have to give some credit and have the photographers name with the photograph. There are many exceptions such as judicial proceedings but, it needs to be credited. Another moral right is to not have work falsely attributed to a photographer. This means that nobody should take responsibility to images that the named photographers never took. This could end bad and the falsely accused photographer has the right to legal help in such cases if they take it to extreme measures.
Keeping your copyright safe:
To ensure that you're safe from copyright infrigement, it is necessary to proceed it in courts. You must ensure that you can prove that you created the work, have the date of creation and initially have the original copy. Metadata can be helpful for this because it will have this with the file but sometimes this can be manipulated so it's not the best solution. There are many ways of keeping it safe. You can leave copies with a solicitors, use a copyright registration agency or keeping the original file as soon as you snapped the shot.
Copyright laws can last up to 70 years in the UK and also depends on the circumstances. Some photographers may have passed away but the copyright will still be there till after 70 years. Copyright does also apply to digital images on the internet, even though it may seem public, it's actually a breach of the law if you don't give credit to the ownership or if you don't have a license to use their photographs for your own use. If someone used the work without permission, it can be taken to court and the consequences can differ. They could be paying the cost for the image plus they would cover the legal costs for themselves and the photographer. It could go into extreme measures where they pay for the license after using the image.
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