DrPhil
Outstanding Member
I was at a family wedding last week, and put some pictures on Facebook the next day.
I took a few really nice snaps of the couple as they had their first dance and was quite proud of them to be honest.
A day or so later I noticed the bride being "tagged" in someone else's pictures, and realised that 3 of the 20 or so pictures they had uploaded were mine. They had presumably downloaded mine and re-uploaded them.
The girl who "pinched" my pictures was one of the family so I didn't pay much notice. However today the bride shared a link to a local news/blog page who had a small article on the wedding. And there, proud as punch, is my photo again!
It's no big deal, and I have no intention of complaining to the first person, or the site owners. But I must admit that I'm a little unimpressed that my pictures are being ripped off far and wide.
Do I actually have any ownership of the picture or is it free for anyone to copy and reproduce as much as they like?
Like I say it isn't a huge deal and I'm not about to unleash the legal team, lol. I'm just curious about the rights and wrongs of it.
I took a few really nice snaps of the couple as they had their first dance and was quite proud of them to be honest.
A day or so later I noticed the bride being "tagged" in someone else's pictures, and realised that 3 of the 20 or so pictures they had uploaded were mine. They had presumably downloaded mine and re-uploaded them.
The girl who "pinched" my pictures was one of the family so I didn't pay much notice. However today the bride shared a link to a local news/blog page who had a small article on the wedding. And there, proud as punch, is my photo again!
It's no big deal, and I have no intention of complaining to the first person, or the site owners. But I must admit that I'm a little unimpressed that my pictures are being ripped off far and wide.
Do I actually have any ownership of the picture or is it free for anyone to copy and reproduce as much as they like?
Like I say it isn't a huge deal and I'm not about to unleash the legal team, lol. I'm just curious about the rights and wrongs of it.