Mrs Musgrave
> If someone attends an event ran by the Council, and has their photograph
> taken, and this photograph is then used on the promotional material for
> subsequent events, is that a DP problem?
Not really, it sounds more like someone being awkward.
Your media officer / press person should have the knowledge and experience
to deal with any complaint concerning this as it is a common issue
(prominent member of an opposition party appears in a photo that is used to
promote something they oppose, for example). If your media officer / press
person is unavailable, then speak with the appropriate person at County or a
neighbouring authority for a suitable form of words to use when responding
to such complaints.
> Who "owns" the image? IS this a
> copyright issue? Should we be getting permission??
Normally the photographer owns the copyright, but if you employed them to
take photographs on this occasion your contract /may/ have specified that
you own the photographs /or/ that you have a non-exclusive non-time-limited
right to publish the photographs, /or/ you may have purchased limited rights
to publish the photograph.
It is good practice, but very rare except for studio sessions, to request a
written release from the subject. It is good practice, but uncommon, to
state on invitations or by signs displayed near entrances, that photographs
may be taken for use by the event's promoters. It is good practice, and
quite common especially amongst press photographers, to ask the main
subjects of each photograph how they spell their names.
I hope this information is useful,
--
Graham Smith
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