{"id":31835,"date":"2017-02-09T10:29:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T23:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-510651-1620651.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2023-03-07T09:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T22:58:26","slug":"escort-photos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencyatlantic.com\/escort-photos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Escort Photos – Who owns them?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This blog on Escort Photos is written using Australian Copyright law please refer to the copyright law of your own country for more details. Prior to researching this piece, I assumed, like most people that the photo owner was the person in the photos but I was wrong. So…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The answer in a nutshell; <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s assumed that when you pay for photos that you own the photos, but this is not the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The copyright to your Escort photos remains with the photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means that you cannot reproduce the photograph in any means or medium, without the photographer’s consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The extent to which you can use your photographs is limited by what has been agreed upon between the Model, Agency and Photographer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The photographer, as the copyright owner of their photographs, can dictate terms for reproducing their work including where it may appear and for how long. Using photos beyond the purposes originally agreed is a breach of the photographer’s copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can only use the photos in places and on mediums as agreed with the photographer. Escort photographers know you will be using them for escort sites however you cannot use them for say a magazine submission or use them in your own lingerie store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without the photographer agreeing to the photos to be used in a commercial endeavour outside of their original intended purpose, you are in breach of both copyright and contract law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIf you wish to own your Escort photos then you need to discuss with a photographer and have a written contract in place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
You need to consult a lawyer for such a contract and in most cases, the cost of the photos will increase significantly (Many photographers have boilerplate contracts for the transfer of rights).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIf you work with an agency or establishment and they arranged a photoshoot, the possession of the rights to the photos and the agreement is in place between the agency\/establishment and the photographer. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
You are simply the model & the photo ownership is not yours. So you cannot take the photos and use them yourself without breaking copyright and contract law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you stop working with an agency\/establishment you cannot take the Escort photos that they arranged for you and use them for your own purpose without their permission<\/h4>\n\n\n\n