Copyright Question

hawaiiski

How do copyright laws apply to photographing someone else's artwork painted on a building, wall, automobile, etc.?

orljustin

You hold copyright to your image of the content. ie., they cannot demand you give them your image for their use. However, you cannot claim copyright on things in your image either, so you are limited on how you can use your image.

hawaiiski

you are limited on how you can use your image.

This is what I was getting at. Can you expound on those limitations? Thanks.

orljustin

You know, the regular copyright infringement type things. Google the rules.

termina3

If the main purpose of your image is to reproduce someone else's artwork, forget it. If not, you should have a lot of latitude.

Seriously, though, a web search is your friend here.

Angelo

or just check the sticky thread at the top of this forum titled: Photographer's Resources


(if I had a nickle for every time I typed that........)



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