Comments on: Random Gibberish http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/ Mike Hoye's weblog Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:16:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Melanie http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Melanie Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:35:54 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1223 Plus, it’s not always that clearly spelled out in the contract, as in our case.

]]> By: kev http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 kev Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:05:28 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1222 It’s not, though. In the software industry, and some other media industries, there is precedent that if you pay for the work, you have the right to it, regardless of the contract. I am doing some more digging, but some of the “work for hire” precedents set are interesting (particularly around contract clauses which try to deny rights to own and/or license, and it goes both ways).

I don’t think it’s that cut and dry, and in an eight and a half billion dollar per annum industry, I’m sure there’s some interesting bits out there.

]]> By: Mike Kozlowski http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Mike Kozlowski Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:12:20 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1221 Kev, the assignment of rights is clearly spelled out in the contract you sign. It’s not something you need to deduce from first principles.

]]> By: kev http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1220 kev Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:46:33 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1220 See, this makes for a really interesting IP case. You’ve hired the person to take the photographs for the express purpose of capturing the moment. With most of the precedents set, I think you could make a very, very strong argument that while you don’t necessarily own the negatives, you have a right to use them as you see fit.

I will think more about this, and post my own.

]]> By: Mike Hoye http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Mike Hoye Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:11:09 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1219 Like everything else about weddings, some people are still racked with unreasoning tradition. It’s part of the deal.

]]> By: Mike Kozlowski http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Mike Kozlowski Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:52:07 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1218 Do the wedding people still use analog cameras? I’d've thought that everyone would’ve switched over to regular cameras by now.

]]> By: Mike Hoye http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Mike Hoye Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:17:28 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1217 It varies wildly from photographer to photographer.

Some people never, ever give you then negatives. Other people sell them to you at an exorbitant price, and there’s a rare subset of them that will give you your negatives as soon as they’re available. Most of them will just gouge you forever.

My guy w ill give me a DVD full of the full-rez jpegs a year after the ceremony, which I view as a nice civilized compromise.

]]> By: Quotation http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2006/08/15/random-gibberish/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Quotation Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:24:59 +0000 http://exple.tive.org/blarg/?p=273#comment-1216 I’ve always been curious, but you’re the first person I know getting married that’s geeky enough to have a good answer –

What are the licencing terms on your wedding pics? Do you get full-rez JPEGgies?

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