Legal boffins! I paid a photographer a few hundred pounds to shoot some of my sculptures. No contracts were exchanged, and no agreements were made about where the photos would be used. Now a magzine would like to use these photos in a forthcoming issue! Awesome. But the photographer says I don't have a license to allow a third-party to publish these. Is he right? Do I own the photos or does he? I don't have the pieces any more so can't get another set of photos made... Am I screwed? Thanks guys :) PS: I'm in the UK if that makes a difference...
posted by basil1 on Feb 17, 2009 - 22 answers

Can I show All Rights Reserved flickr pictures on my blog if they aren't mine? [more inside]
posted by that girl on Feb 9, 2009 - 19 answers

I have a website where I upload all of my photos and license them as public domain. Each photo is individually listed as public domain, each has a link to it's Creative Commons "license" as a work in the public domain, and the site is rather obviously all about photos in the public domain. The problem - Large companies are taking my photos and, without editing them, putting their copyright on them. Is this evil, and how nasty should I be about it? [more inside]
posted by Ragma on Feb 27, 2008 - 28 answers

Blogfilter: What is the etiquette about using photos found on other people's sites? [more inside]
posted by serazin on May 12, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I find a large database of photgraphs like this that are in the public domain? I'm also looking for a large site with pictures from World War I that are free to use. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Sep 3, 2006 - 9 answers