Hmmm, I disagree. What Ben is talking about is if your picture is published, you have the right to use the picture for your own personal, non-commercial reasons, regardless of the original copyright.
So photographs taken at a public venue by a newspaper reporter, event co-ordinator, etc... They would retain copyright. But you'd have the legal right to a copy of the picture for use such as showing to friends/family, putting in your resume, framing for the wall...
This doesn't mean it'd be free of course. Just that you'd have the legal rights.
I think it's a very good idea. But I don't think it should be passed as a law itself. Rather it should be integrated into a complete overhaul of all Intellectual Property law in the US.
Yes, h_postmortemus is exactly right about the kind of use I'm suggesting. If I want to scan a newspaper clipping with my photo in it, from when I was in the Miami Herald wearing a VAX jersey, I should be able to do so.
Note that it would remain my responsibility to obtain a copy of the image to begin with.
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Date: 2008-09-18 04:36 pm (UTC)So photographs taken at a public venue by a newspaper reporter, event co-ordinator, etc... They would retain copyright. But you'd have the legal right to a copy of the picture for use such as showing to friends/family, putting in your resume, framing for the wall...
This doesn't mean it'd be free of course. Just that you'd have the legal rights.
I think it's a very good idea. But I don't think it should be passed as a law itself. Rather it should be integrated into a complete overhaul of all Intellectual Property law in the US.
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Date: 2008-09-18 05:38 pm (UTC)Note that it would remain my responsibility to obtain a copy of the image to begin with.