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Re:Canadian Photographers Now Officially Own the Copyright t... by lotu on Sunday November 11, 2012 @10:57PM (#4771533)
> photographers in Canada: as of today, you now officially own the copyright to all your photographs regardless of whether they were commissioned.

Dosen't this make it impossible to hire a photographer to take photos for you?

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Re:Canadian Photographers Now Officially Own the Copyright t... by jonah on Sunday November 11, 2012 @11:34PM (#4771612)
Of course not. It all depends on the terms you two agree to. They can retain the copyright or assign it as appropriate. It simply defaults to them.
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Re:Canadian Photographers Now Officially Own the Copyright t... by albedoa on Sunday November 11, 2012 @11:58PM (#4771677)
Can you help us understand what you are asking? I am having trouble finding a connection between your question and the quote you provided.
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Re:Canadian Photographers Now Officially Own the Copyright t... by iSnow on Monday November 12, 2012 @02:18AM (#4771920)
No, it is the same in Germany and for a long time. Over here, you cannot transfer the copyright to your code/photos, but you can transfer usage rights. Of course, people still get commisioned to take photos or write code.

It is not really a big deal, in practice things mostly work as in the US.

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