Picture Copyrights - Once you purchase....

2bucks · December 13, 2005 8:47AM

a coin from anyone, do any pictures previously taken and copyrighted of that coin belong to the new owner? Probably a stupid question, but am curious.

MikeInFL · December 13, 2005 8:47AM

They belong to the owner/photographer unless they grant you rights explicitly...Mike

LucyBop · December 13, 2005 8:48AM

I personally would encourage anybody to take and use my images.....

coppercoins · December 13, 2005 4:13PM

Mike hit it on the nose. Buying an item doesn't give you rights to images of the item that other people took.

BECOKA · December 13, 2005 4:18PM

Good advise. This is a common problem on e-bay. Some folks end up re-selling a coin they bought and use someone elses hard work from the original pics to make a profit. Does not seem right.

morgannut2 · December 13, 2005 4:24PM

There is an exception here for 1958 double die Lincoln Cents.

coppercoins · December 13, 2005 4:34PM

<< <i>There is an exception here for 1958 double die Lincoln Cents.

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Not necessarily - you're talking about a different situation with a different subject. You aren't talking about a purchase then subsequent use of the photos that someone else took. You're talking about a client hiring a photographer to take photos of something they own, then the photographer deciding they could use the photos as they wish...which also isn't ethical.

coppercoins · December 13, 2005 4:37PM

posted twice because the CU system is burping.

291fifth · December 13, 2005 8:35PM

The copyrights belong to the photographer unless some other specific agreement has been reached.

Heywood · December 13, 2005 10:48PM

When I have bought coins from people here, I have always asked permission to use their pictures for anything other than my personal database.

bonkrood · December 14, 2005 12:30AM

I understand the copyrights, I have used Heritage photos here to show off coins/notes I have bought from them, I'm not using them to sell anything, I don't believe they would have a problem with this. (But I guess I should check)

dthigpen · December 14, 2005 1:36AM

Mike is correct and this is pretty much universal.

Funny case, someone purchased one of our model homes not too long ago in one of our developments. A couple months later they sent a letter to us saying they wanted compensation for any pictures that we used that contained their new home in them or that they would sue (All were taken before they owned the home, not that it mattered). Of course, we told them to sod off (In nicer terms) and had our lawyer draft a letter with an explanation of exactly what rights they didn't have. Needless to say, pictures of what now is their home are still on the cover of the brochures for that development and we haven't heard from them since and likely never will again, which is great, because they were quite the pain in the ass, even relative to what new home buyers generally are expected to be.

mgoodm3 · December 14, 2005 1:53AM

See my sigline.

coppercoins · December 14, 2005 2:37AM

<< <i>The copyrights belong to the photographer unless some other specific agreement has been reached. >>

Yes, exactly.

nwcs · December 14, 2005 2:46AM

You buy the coin and the holder but not the picture. However many sellers are very generous and will allow you to reuse the photo.

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