This is often the first line of defence uttered when copyright infringers are made aware of what they have done.
Lets get it out there!...
Copyright remains with the person who pressed the shutter and actually took the photograph.
In very simple terms this means that to be able to use a photograph taken by someone else you need to purchase a licence. The licence will state how you can use the photograph, where in the world you can use it and for how long.
For clarification: You cannot print, post a photograph on social media websites, use them for advertising, or use them purporting to have been taken by you unless you took the photograph or have a licence that specifically states that you can.If you do it is treated as theft and is covered in the UK by the copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
A photograph does not need to state "copyright © Rob Smith 2014" or any other variation of this for a copyright to be asserted. It is an automatic right granted upon pressing the shutter.
If you require a licence for any images I have produced they can be easily negotiated by contacting me here
