This question reminds me that I have been trying to reproduce a photograph (of myself) taken about 5 years ago on one of those "glamour shot" programs. I cannot do this because it is stamped "copyrighted" on the back, and I paid over $150 for the makeup job and photo package. The company, now long gone, was in San Diego, 100 miles from here. Kinkos, WalMart, Kodak, etc., are telling me that the photo doesn't belong to me ! ! ! ! ! ! How come?? DORI in So Calif
Because the company retains copyright (they did the work of taking your picture) and something you signed said that (you waived the rights to this picture). This is very well established (all photographers do this). I have had fits trying to get copies of rare newspapers on microfilm, from a microfilm company that is out of business since the 1930's, and only 2 or 3 copies still exist in the US. Some people have scanned (on personal scanners) or taken pictures (with personal cameras) of pictures to get copies of professional portraits. I won't comment on the legality of this :) , but I have personally seen very good results with a scanner, and Photoshop Elements (which is about $99). The advantage of Photoshop is you can save in PDF format, which is what Adobe Acrobat reads. The Acrobat reader was free last time I checked. (This means you can email it to anyone!) Elements also allows for very sophisticated editing, so you can remove that pimple and un-recede that hair-line, too! Amy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: RE RESEARCH QUESTION > This question reminds me that I have been trying to reproduce a photograph > (of myself) taken about 5 years ago on one of those "glamour shot" programs. > I cannot do this because it is stamped "copyrighted" on the back, and I paid > over $150 for the makeup job and photo package. The company, now long gone, > was in San Diego, 100 miles from here. Kinkos, WalMart, Kodak, etc., are > telling me that the photo doesn't belong to me ! ! ! ! ! ! > > How come?? > > DORI in So Calif > > >