An individual has certain rights to control the use of their image. The specific details will vary from one country to another depending on national legislation, although the general rule seems to be to protect a person against defamatory or offensive use of their image.
If you intend to sell or distribute images that include people, [...]
We do recommended that you mark your work with a copyright notice, as this makes it clear that copyright exists, and helps to deter infringement. For traditional prints, it is customary to use a stamp to mark the copyright notice and the copyright owners contact details on the back of the print. For electronic images, [...]
The two primary reasons for marking your work are to ensure that those accessing your images are clear that copyright exists and that they know who to contact to obtain permission.
As with all copyright work, you should first obtain permission from the copyright owner before you use someone else?s work. You should also be prepared to pay a fee, as many photographers will charge you for using their work. Only the copyright owner can give permission, so you should contact the photographer, or his/her company, [...]
Under the law it‘s the person who takes the photo that owns the copyright, except for the following exceptions:
If the photographer is the employee of a company and taking the photo as part of his\her jobs, or as an employee of a company they are instructed to take the photos. In this situation the photographer [...]
The copyright of photos to the photographer lasts throughout the photographer’s life and after their death.
Asia Pacific
Australia:50 years from end of taking or publication.
New Zealand:50 years from year end of taking.
Canada
50 years from year end of taking.
Europe
France: 50 years after death of photographer and in some cases an additional 30 years foe serving France.
Germany: 70 [...]
Photographing on Public Place
You can freely take pictures of anything you wish, when in a public place. This includes pictures of private property and people.
You are not allowed to harass people in the course of your photography – stalking someone, or repeatedly blocking their way to take a photograph of them could be construed as [...]
