Printing from a photo cd - is it illegal?

mrbg07546

I bought a photo CD from a family photographer.

i suggested i may get them printed when i met him later...he responded...

I was advised that you will be taking our photos to have printed into
an album. I must highlight this as being illegal as the
copyright is with the photographer and unless given permission, any
reproduction without permission would be an infringement of copyright.

is this true?

Ms_Chocaholic

I'm unsure whether it is true or not, hopefully someone will be along soon

but ... how will he know

patman99

Question is, did you commission the photographer in the first place?, if so, did you read the small print?.

mrbg07546

just an mutual agreement was made to take photos, then they gave us a receipt for photo cd

googler

Who holds the copyright over the photos on the CD? The photographer?

Chris55_2

If there is no written agreement otherwise then the photographer automatically retains copyright of any photographs they have taken. That's the default position. The photographer has to give up or vary those rights.

macman

I think you'll find the images are either low-res or possibly watermarked and so will not be suitable for printing yourself.

dogmaryxx

Read paragraph headed Safeguarding of privacy in work commissioned for private and domestic purposes.

http://www.epuk.org/ABCD-of-Copyright/175/the-major-points-of-uk-copyright-legislation

Lil306

Interesting article that dogmaryxx

Generally speaking, unless you have paid a commission for copyright ownership of the photos. Then the copyright is retained by the person who originally took the pictures. So you need to ask for permission to reproduce the photos. As long as you state that's it not for profit and mainly personal it shouldn't really matter. Some photographers are pretty anal about others using their photos without permission however.

flea72

i thought the whole point of buying photos on a CD, was so you could print them off yourself. why else would you have it otherwise?

with all the photographers in my area, you have the option to pay to have them printed, or buy the CD, none have ever said you cant print from the CD, its for viewing only

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Lil306

flea72 wrote: »

i thought the whole point of buying photos on a CD, was so you could print them off yourself. why else would you have it otherwise?

with all the photographers in my area, you have the option to pay to have them printed, or buy the CD, none have ever said you cant print from the CD, its for viewing only

F

At the end of the day, when they sell the CD, they lose control of the photos anyway ;)