Copyright query

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A quick question to see if this issue has now become 'the norm'.
I recently went to a friends wedding abroad, and as a gift did the photos.

Amongst other things, I gave them a cd of all the pics to print off extra copies for themselves, family etc.

The bride then went into Asda to make some prints but was asked for a copyright release letter because the photo's looked 'too professional' (they aren't, I'm not trying to boast!). Cue a big arguement eventually resolved when I provided a 2 line letter of release on non-headed paper !?!

Anyone else had similar problems?

Mike
 
It is a good thing in my opinion. One way to stop any unscrupulous people printing stuff they shouldn't. Obviously doesn't take much to defeat it, but will hopefully put some people off.
 
I did a some portraits of my nieces & nephew and their cousin's for my brother's father-in-law's birthday.

My sis-in-law went to get a print on canvass and had a similar conversation with the guy that ran the place. Luckily he took her word for it..........

I can understand why places do this but I think maybe the onus should be on the company doing the prints to have a disclaimer form saying they've asked the customer if they own the copyright, maybe having a basic ID/address verification too?
 
Quite frankly I'm encouraged by this - as others have said it protects the photographer's rights...
 
Maybe the norm when offering a cd/dvd like the OP is to add a letter as well.

Although as Jimmy points out.. easy to defeat.. anyone can write a letter :)
 
if they did that to me, i'd turn around and go shop somewhere else. Any professional who hasn't given clearance for people to print digital photos they give them isn't going to give them a cd full of high res photos are they.

and if they have then more fool them.
 
joescrivens said:
if they did that to me, i'd turn around and go shop somewhere else. Any professional who hasn't given clearance for people to print digital photos they give them isn't going to give them a cd full of high res photos are they.

and if they have then more fool them.
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Its not a new thing..5-6 yrs ago I used to use Jessops online photo ordering system and I was declined printing football shots until i could "prove" i had permission or owned them..
 
KIPAX said:
Its not a new thing..5-6 yrs ago I used to use Jessops online photo ordering system and I was declined printing football shots until i could "prove" i had permission or owned them..
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well this is a little different. A sporting event or whatever could have been subject to stringent copyright regulations.

But a personal event - if a photographer has taken them and given them to you, then they would only be giving you the full res files if they were passing on that copyright to you, if they didn't, then more fool them.
 
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