Copyright protects the legal rights of the creator or owner of creative works, such as photographs. Under UK copyright law, permission must be granted by the copyright holder to use or reproduce their work. Copyright Hub can help identify the legal owner of media like photos and help gain permission to use copyrighted images, which sometimes requires paying a license fee. The document discusses using an image of Kylie Jenner photographed by Terry Richardson for Galore Magazine on a magazine cover.
2. What is Copyright? Who does it
protect?
Copyright is the legal rights that someone has to a photograph (or any other type of
creative work) whether it’s because they produced it or bought ownership of it. It
shows that if you don’t own the rights of something, that you need to give credit to
those who do own the rights of it. The copyright legislation currently in the UK is
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1998, which makes it illegal for someone to pass
off work as their own if it isn’t. This protects the person or people who created the
piece of work. Permission would have to be granted by that person, or people for
someone else to use their content. The copyright holder’s name would also have to be
included by the people who are using it but do not own whatever it is that has been
produced.
3. Copyright Hub
Copyright Hub is an organisation which allows you to understand who the legal owner
of a piece of media is, whether it’s photography, music, or a video. It can help
someone gain the permission they need in order to legally use the image that has
been copyrighted. Sometimes, in order to use an image that has been copyrighted you
would need to pay a license. Contacting the freelance photographer who took the
image directly or contacting the company who produced the image are the two best
ways of gaining permission to use the photographs that are protected by copyright.
4. The image I have chosen for my magazine cover
is one of Kylie Jenner, which is shot by Terry
Richardson for Galore Magazine.
