Picture use question

Green Gooner

Hi,

Some may find this rather trivial but could someone tell me what the law is regarding pictures of sports team or logo etc on the internet.

The reason I ask is I put pictures of my hometown on bebo before that I got off the net and the photographer (whom it happened lived near me but I didnt know her) asked me to take them down. I was really embarrassed!

I thought you could put any picure you wanted on the net provided you were not making money out of it.

For example, on any given message board or social network, could you put a football team's crest or a picture of a celebrity? A awfull lot of opeople do it, big companies weould hardly go chasing people to take their logo down but technically is it illegal?

I know that you are not allowed for example allowed to take pictures of the players in action or training in some Premier League ground's. A lot of people do it anyway but you really arent allowed to. Isnt it the same with concerts?

Any way what is the aswer to the original question?

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I have had a picture I took before used by a newspaper without my permission, as far as I'm aware, from dealing with that, once a picture has been placed in a public domain like the internet, then anyone is free to use it for non commercial purposes, unless expressly forbidden by the photographer. this is why sites like bebo allows its users to protect their pictures.

I would always however acknowledge the photographer if placing the picture back on the public domain.

If the photographer really wanted to protect her pictures then she would have put a water mark on them before posting.

Paulw

foinse wrote: »

I have had a picture I took before used by a newspaper without my permission, as far as I'm aware, from dealing with that, once a picture has been placed in a public domain like the internet, then anyone is free to use it for non commercial purposes, unless expressly forbidden by the photographer. this is why sites like bebo allows its users to protect their pictures.

I would always however acknowledge the photographer if placing the picture back on the public domain.

If the photographer really wanted to protect her pictures then she would have put a water mark on them before posting.

Rubbish.

The photographer owns the copyright, and you need the expressed permission of the photographer to use the photo in any way, including use on the web. You have no right to use someone else's photo, even for non-commercial usage, no matter where/how you find the image.

If a paper used your image then you are entitled to payment and credit for the image or else you can take a court case for breach of copyright.

http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/05/09/photographers-rights/ Is a good information resource, or see http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA28Y2000.html

PCPhoto

foinse wrote: »

I have had a picture I took before used by a newspaper without my permission,

Did you try sending them an invoice and getting paid for it ?

foinse wrote: »

as far as I'm aware, from dealing with that, once a picture has been placed in a public domain like the internet, then anyone is free to use it for non commercial purposes, unless expressly forbidden by the photographer. this is why sites like bebo allows its users to protect their pictures.

I would always however acknowledge the photographer if placing the picture back on the public domain.

If the photographer really wanted to protect her pictures then she would have put a water mark on them before posting.

like paulw has said - an image taken by a photographer remains their property, so it is illegal to use an image belonging to someone else......the issue many photographers have is that its difficult to enforce the illegal usage of photography - however - there are new laws and various international agreements which are in the process of being made and image tracking software which will stop the illegal publication of images online.