Copyright Stuff

[Edd]

Originally posted by Dianna Vesta@Nov 3 2002, 06:54 AM
I have a question..

years ago I published a magazine. When I went to the web I had a shit load of very public dom's do interviews and send pictures. I too found my picture showing up everywhere. I was told by someone that if you're a public figure the same rules don't apply. Is this true?

Many women do interviews as part of self promotion.

Thanks!

Everything about copyright has to do with the OWNERSHIP of the images, Dianna. If YOU took the photo, you OWN it (and the copyright), unless you sold the photo (and the copyright) to another party for their use. Plain as that. If I send you a picture that I took, I am NOT instantly granting you rights to use it. I still retain the copyright. And if you DO use it without my consent...:angry:

Public Domain has to do with BEING in public. If, for example, you were to come to Mardi Gras in New Orleans dressed to the 9's in bondage gear, and I were to snap a photo of you as you walked by, I - as the OWNER of the photo - am free to do with it anything I choose. Because you were IN PUBLIC when the photo was taken, you can't claim that you didn't consent to my taking the photo. Remember all those "girls gone wild" lawsuits that were filed? most are being thrown out of court - and this is why!