Clown said:
taken from the link our dear darren stickied:
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=123462
and referring to
http://www.ipos.gov.sg/main/aboutip/copyright/ownershipnrights.html
under ownership,
it says: "Photographer or artist: If a photographer is engaged to take a photograph of a person or an artist is engaged to draw a portrait of a person, that person owns the copyright."
it's quite straighforward dont u think?
Sori, dun intend to start a flaming war, but I am just expressing my thoughts from my point of view. There is no way we can change the law but forum permits the free expression of ideas and thoughts rite ?
Under ur link, it shows.
((((((((((((((((OWNERSHIP
Generally, the person who created the work (i.e. the author) owns the copyright in the work. However, there are exceptions to this general rule. Some exceptions are:
1) :think: Employment: If the work is created by an employee in the course of his work as an employee, in pursuance of the term of employment, the employer owns the copyright in the work. :think:
2) :think: Commissioning: If the painting/portrait/photograph/engraving of a person is commissioned by another party, the commissioning party owns the copyright in the work. For other commissioned works, ownership rests in the commissioned party who created the work although the copyright may be transferred or assigned as established by the contract between the commissioner and commissioned party. :think:
The owner of the copyright may assign his rights to another party or entity. He may assign his rights partially or license his rights in a manner of his choice. The separate rights given under copyright (e.g. right of reproduction) can also be assigned separately from other rights.
Special situations for certain professions:
Journalist or writer: In the course of employment as a journalist or writer for a newspaper, magazine or periodical OR under a contract of service or apprenticeship, the proprietor of the newspaper, magazine or periodical owns the copyright for the purpose of publication or reproduction in the newspaper, magazine or periodical.
Photographer or artist: If a photographer is engaged to take a photograph of a person or an artist is engaged to draw a portrait of a person, that person owns the copyright.))))))))))))))))))))
Conculsion from Point 1)
The photographer is engaged by the bridal shop, hence bridal shop has copyrights
Conculsion from Point 2)
Customer engaged bridal shop to do the photoshoot and signed written contract. Depending of the terms and conditions signed, is the copyright is transferred to the customer ?
Depending on how u read it, both schools of thoughts can be argued. And it seemed that it can be argued that the customer has the copyrights over the photographs too.
Does the above laws u read gives u a straightforward pic ?
Pardon me cuz i not a lawyer