The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook

Anyone who wants to make a living by licensing rights to pictures will benefit from this real-world guide to photography and the law. This accessible and entertaining volume takes readers through the nuances and subtleties of copyright, trademark, and the laws of privacy and publicity. With a look at cases, statutes, and news items from today’s headlines, Wolff covers the most timely and pressing legal matters confronting photographers and their representatives, including: • Rights and licensing under copyright • Infringement • Protected trademarks • Photos on the Internet • Fair use • The public domain • First amendment considerations • The Digital Millennium Copyright Act • Moral rights Written for non-lawyers, The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook is an essential tool for photographers, photo buyers, stock agents, picture researchers, reps, and other professionals in the field of photography.