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Printing/copying read only images?

timberflake
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I have some photo's on a USB memory stick that we got from a professional photo shoot. However, we can't copy or print the images as they're ready only. Is there any way around this?
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Ask/pay the photographer or copyright holder for permission/licence to use their photographs?0
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So what does the agreement with the photographer say?
If you paid them £2000, there must have been T&Cs which governed how the photos would be used in the future - whether or not you were granted a one-time licence, or whether you had the right to re-use them in the future....?0 -
When you say read only...
What format are the images?
As a bit of an experiment I'd say download and install GIMP and see if you can open some of the image files with it. If you can then save the file to your hard disk for printing or such.
Such actions may be considered a breach of contract and or copyright theft but at £2000 I'd say something very rude toward the photographer."Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves." - Norm Franz0 -
As above. What software does it use to read the images? There are a few ways to protect them, but most have a program on the internet that can read them.
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As a last resort you do have the print screen button - although quality may be decreased.0
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You can get the read only thing if you try to save directly from a disc - external source, though you may be able to select copy to folder0
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Check the agreement you have with the photographer
If you paid £2000 for a photoshoot, but aren't allowed to use the images without extra payment, that sucks. £2000 is plenty to cover a full day in a proper studio with a good professional photographer, make-up staff, etc., so something is a bit off here - either we haven't got the full story, or you're being messed with.
That agreement is critical, but if you're being messed with and have paid for the full shoot but have to pay extra for the rights to the images, you may be in a position to use the courts to gain the image rights. Now this is something you WILL need to check with a lawyer, but if the photographer was effectively in your employ for the day, you could be in a stronger position, especially if there isn't a formal contract.
Alternatively, you use the images and tell the photographer to sue you for the damages. He would then either cut and run, taking the £2000 and leaving you alone, or he might want to risk chasing you in court - when you could test the position whether there was an implied contract of ownership. If you paid for everything to do with taking the photos, you may find the justices side with you (it is pretty normal in the TV industry to assume that the cameraman waives their moral rights if paid a full fee, even if no formal contract exists).
That said, if the photographer took the only photos at an event you attended and wasn't employed directly by you, the position changes. This is a murky one, so CHECK THAT AGREEMENT!!! (Maybe even scan/copy/paste it here?)0
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