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A photo licensing agreement is a legal contract where the owner of a photo licenses the use of the image to a person or company. The original owner retains the copyright of the image. The contract stipulates the terms on how, when, and where the licensee can use that photograph.

A photography release form is a signed agreement between a photographer and a client that outlines how certain photos can be used, who can use them, and the terms and conditions regarding copyrights.

Client agrees that, subject to the rights and licenses granted herein, Photographer is, and will remain, the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title, and interest, throughout the world, to all Photos and any copies of the Photos.

Who Owns the Copyright of a Photograph? Photos are considered intellectual property because they are the results of the photographer's creativity. That means that the photographer is the copyright owner unless a contract says otherwise. In some cases, the photographer's employer may be the owner.

Generally speaking, the copyright belongs to the person who created the image ? in the case of a photograph the person who took it (i.e. the photographer.) There are some exceptions to this ? for example if the photographer is an employee (for example in a large studio) the copyright belongs to their employer.

The Image Rights or Use of Likeness clause of an employment agreement stipulates how one party can use the image, name, signature, and other identifying features of the hired party. Some states also recognize a common-law Right of Publicity, an off-shoot of the Right to Privacy.

Here's what makes a photograph copyrightable: It must be your original work. The work must originate with you and show a minimal amount of creativity. ... The image must be fixed for at least some period of time in a tangible object. ... You must own the copyright.