Can someone sell pictures of my house without permission?

pinkshoes

So just borrow a decent camera, take the SAME (or better!) photos as this person,then sell them at less than half the price.

problem solved!

fairy_lights

What's the artwork? Is it a Banksy?

Davesnave

Just Google 'Castle Combe' and see how often this shot is taken:


Imagine how many art works, postcards etc of these people's houses will be produced, all without them receiving any payment.

HappyMJ

martinsurrey wrote: »

nope

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/62

This is a building, so a photograph of it cannot infringe copyright AFAIA.

I meant specifically of the artwork...not the building.

wiltsguy_2

Davesnave wrote: »

Just Google 'Castle Combe' and see how often this shot is taken:


Imagine how many art works, postcards etc of these people's houses will be produced, all without them receiving any payment.

love this village, grew up near there, worked there for a bit.

Recently featured in the Film 'War horse' too as well as many others...

martinsurrey

HappyMJ wrote: »

I meant specifically of the artwork...not the building.

you call it artwork, I call it house paint, on a building.

zaax

But that photograph is now subject to copyright.

patman99

But if the homeowner were to take the same image of their house from the same spot, using the same type of camera and lens that the photographer used, then the image copyright taken by the homeowner would be theirs and not the original photographer's.

The original image-taker would not be successful in suing for copyright theft as it could be proved beyond all reasonable doubt that the same image could be taken by anyone at anytime without having to seek the homeowner's permission.

As for taking the image, then selling it yourself for less. That is exactley the way I'd go about it. In fact, I'd make sure to place the image on every photo-stock site out there jsut to hack him off.