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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > law and policy > ownership of images
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > law and policy > ownership of images
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > law and policy > ownership of images
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > law and policy > ownership of images
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > law and policy > ownership of images

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ownership of images  

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  • Ownership of a photograph is vested with the owner of the photo's copyright, which may be the photographer, his designated agent or an employer. Under American federal copyright law, an image receives copyright protection from the moment it is “fixed in a tangible medium of expression” and as long as it possesses sufficient originality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Images, Ownership of]

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