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Post by Andrew Shepherd on May 2, 2006 6:01:26 GMT -2
My neice works for a national portrait company as a photographer (even though she doesn't have a clue about how to use a camera!). Some time ago a photographer came and took a picture of her working. She has now discovered that the image is being displayed half the size of a house in windows of a baby wear chain store across the country! The poster is marketing her companies services.
I don't believe she ever signed anything. Do you reckon she has a case? or will the fact that she is employed by the company cover it?
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Post by Paul Beard on May 2, 2006 6:49:49 GMT -2
I would have thought she has a case to cause a fuss.
I'm not sure on the legal angle, but it would have been polite to tell your neice what they planned to do with the pictures.
I've done a number of shoots of 'people at work' for company publicity material. Staff members are always made aware of how the pictures are to be used.
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Post by Harold on May 2, 2006 9:54:55 GMT -2
It's not clear what is the scope of her employer's business activities. They might have some sort of right to use the picture. They would probably need some written condition of employment which places a relevant requirement on staff i.e. it might be a regular requirement to have a (any available) member of staff pretend to be looking at a product, to save hiring a model when anyone presentable would do.
It would be worth clarifying for future reference, possibly by first asking colleagues at her own level, rather than tackling management.
Whatever the outcome, it stretches the concept of 'portrait photographer' to the limit.
Harold
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Post by wowposter on Nov 5, 2008 12:45:05 GMT -2
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