Posted on 11/17/2009 7:37:04 PM PST by Bigtigermike
the photo did appear in the Runner' mag. They hired and paid the photog. for the work. They own it. The photog. had no right to sell it.
This was a sleazy move by Newsweek - but in the long run, it does them the harm it hoped it would do Sarah. People do not like someone treating Sarah like this.
Here's another photo that was in 'Runner's'
Sweet little Trig. What a testament he is to the character of his momma.
LOL! Sadly, I know what you are talking about...
exactly. It was obvious a freelance job and the photography had rights that reverted back to the photographer after the first publication rights. This is not unusual but in this case given the fame level and controversy and abuse of this public figure it should have been nipped in the bud at contract time. As mentioned in another post if this contract was written after and during her time as VP candidate someone REALLY screwed up at RW. I used to oversee this sort of production work and it is not as though any good photographer couldn’t have shot this. RW could have easily kept the full rights for this image.
Then why would Runners World say it was w/o their knowledge or permission?
Another pic from Runner's World.
yitbos
lovely!
I think the whole thing is great. Just another example (as if we need any more) of the snarky depths the Palin haters will go to in their attempts to marginalize her, and in the process making themselves look ridiculous.
I totally agree and felt that Sarah should have just ignored Newsweek. Besides, I was in the grocery store waiting to check out and some woman holding the cover remarked that "she wishes she looked this good when she turns 50."
Period, unless the photograph is a “work for hire.”
CAn anyone say ‘backfire?”
Runners World does many stories on running celebs etc
Did a great one on President Bush marathoner
Another on Gen Petraeus
Even one on Gore
One on Palin was very well done
Been a subscriber since 78
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Period, unless they have sold their rights to the photograph (ie, did not retain any).
Etc.
I use that photo on my website, shes a beauty.
http://www.brayincandy.com
Pray for America and Lady Palin
You are suggesting “work for hire”. Any photographer worth his salt woudl reject a work for hire offer.
That is freaky. I just thought of that specific part of that magazine today. Yikes
Not necessarily accurate. You can sign agreement with a freelancer that all photos that you pay for belong to you and only you. You own the "negatives" (today pixels) and all rights to them.
I learned this the hard way back in the 70s when someone in my company hired a freelancer to take a photo specified for a specific brochure. It was a great photo and afterward ended up being used in a number of applications. The photographer came back and sued for copyright violation and it was a mess. We ended up paying him off (and he screwed himself totally BTW because we never used him again) and revised the services contract so that anything a freelance photographed under contract to us was our property, and he had zero rights to it. The contract required the photographer deliver the negatives to us.
Much different in the digital world today, but just because someone takes a photo does not mean they own it. Read the contract.
You are very good, keep it up!
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