Copyright and the school yearbook by Judy G. Next in an occasional series on copyright We have all been there, done that, those of us who grew up in the United States. Glaring, staring, sometimes even smiling. Simple one word answer: yes. In the public domain — There was a copyright notice but it was not renewed as required after 28 years.
Only a few publishers or authors ever renewed. In the public domain — There was a copyright notice and the copyright was renewed. Not so fast. Dave on March 24, at am. Judy G. Russell on March 24, at am. Alice Crain on March 24, at pm. I would contact my alma mater about this. Judy, thank you for yet another illuminating post.
Patricia Epperson on March 24, at am. Patricia Epperson on March 24, at pm. Russell on March 24, at pm. The same error occurs, by the way, when I click on the slideshow frames on your home page. Thanks for the heads up. Blog post fixed, now off to look at the rest of the code! Melanie Frick on March 24, at am. Randy Whited on March 24, at am. Amy on March 24, at pm. Kevin on March 24, at pm. I am in a quandary not knowing where to lean on the subject!
Fundamentally, if you want to fight this, you need to talk to a copyright lawyer. Sweet that it worked like that for your father-in-law. DT on March 24, at pm.
Thanks for the kind words. Dan on March 25, at am. Do you suppose the schools would have any records after all this time about contracts?
Dan Reply. Russell on March 25, at am. Jerry on July 4, at pm. Russell on July 4, at pm. JS on October 23, at pm. Russell on October 23, at pm. MW on December 10, at pm. Russell on December 11, at am. Electra Irony on May 5, at pm. Russell on May 5, at pm. Lisa A. Spegal on February 3, at pm. Russell on February 9, at pm. IA Librarian on March 16, at am. Mark on September 2, at am. Russell on September 3, at am. It depends! Who owns the copyright on those photos?
SharonB on June 21, at pm. Russell on June 21, at pm. Emma on July 26, at pm. Russell on July 27, at pm. Janet on March 27, at pm. MissC on April 26, at pm. Russell on April 27, at pm. Dave on January 10, at am. Another positive, the school took my name off their mailing list!
Lisa on April 24, at pm. Russell on April 24, at pm. Alumni Queen on September 17, at am. Dave on June 5, at pm. Joe the Photographer on March 19, at am. Dave on April 12, at am. Bruce Krell on June 3, at am. Russell on June 3, at am. Dave on June 7, at am. Jen Rickards on October 18, at pm. Russell on October 19, at am. Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Subscribe by Email. Publication Date. Copyright Term. Before In the public domain.
No copyright notice. You must research it first. You have contacted each individual photographer, and have obtained written permission to use each and every photo.
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August 9, The confusion of copyright ownership is muddled by these facts. This is a common question for photographers ranging from second shooters at weddings to attention-grabbing situations such as the Red-Carpet Ellen Photo and Monkey Takes Camera. Who actually owns the photograph taken when other factors come in to play? To see how this impacts Mazur, and other photographers in a similar situation we need to continue through the analysis to see who can hold the ownership based on capacity, determine whether there existed a work-for-hire situation and potential privacy issues in schools.
The answer is yes. School Districts can hold copyright ownership of the images in question. The law obviously shows that they can own copyright of an image, but the question is whether the school has actual ownership and requires further analysis to the capacity in which Mazur was taking these photographs. The Copyright Act has a work-for-hire doctrine that generally requires a written and signed agreement, unless the individual is working in an employment capacity.
If Mazur was in fact a work-for-hire or employee , then the discussion would stop here as the handbook specifically outlines copyright ownership to belong to the school, even absent a written agreement. Based on the facts, it is tough to construe a yearbook volunteer position as an employment relationship.
With the primary goal of yearbook program to instruct and educate students on use of photographs, text and creation of a published work, it can be concluded that Mazur was not in a work-for-hire situation, but rather in a position to receive education through a photographic medium. This is because the Lewisville Independent School District Board Policy manual outlines intellectual property rights by capacity. Based on the released facts, Mazur has a strong case for copyright ownership here because he was using technology resources the camera as part of instruction the yearbook class.
Based on the law and facts provided, Mazur clearly owns the copyright to the photographs, a privacy issue exists here as the photos were published on his personal Flickr account. In general, if a minor is in public then anyone can photograph the minor and use the image for any editorial use i.
If the image is going to be used for a commercial purpose i. A model release can be a subsection of your general contract or its own legal document.
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