Photo law

We will support you in the event of unauthorized use of your photographs and videos.

We support you in the event of the illegal production and publication of photographs of people.

We support you in the event of unauthorized use of your works in images and videos of third parties.

We support you in the professional design of your contracts.

Photo law is part of copyright law. On the one hand, it regulates a photographer’s rights to his photos, but on the other hand, it also specifies what you as a photographer have to take into account when creating your images.

If you take photos of people, you must be careful not to infringe the image rights of the person depicted. It is advisable to obtain written consent from the person depicted in advance, granting you unrestricted rights of use.

As a person, you not only have constitutionally guaranteed personal rights, but above all a right to your own image. This is why the photographer cannot simply use pictures and other recordings that depict people. This is only possible if and to the extent that the person depicted grants the photographer rights of use. Anyone who is careless here often loses out in the event of a dispute. In order to avoid disputes, it is important to make clear, legally secure arrangements from the outset about who is entitled to which rights. As a photographer, it is advisable to secure exclusive, full rights of use. We would be happy to help you draw up the right contract for you.

Copyright usage rights in photography law describe the way in which certain images can be used by the photographer or third parties. Various aspects play a role in usage rights, which must be specifically defined.
WHAT: Type and extent of the images
If the images are already available, they must be attached to the contract as an appendix.
WHAT FOR: Specific planned use
This can be, for example, for advertising on the Internet. It must also be determined whether sublicenses can be granted.
HOW LONG: Duration of use
WHERE: Geographical distribution area

As the author, the photographer has comprehensive exploitation rights. These include various individual rights, including in particular the following rights: reproduction rights, distribution rights, exhibition rights, the right to make the work publicly available, the right of public reproduction, the right to show the work.

If you want to commercialize one of your copyrights, you can do so. You are free to decide which usage rights you want to grant to the buyer and how. To do this, we recommend that you conclude a written license agreement with the buyer of your rights. This ensures legal certainty in the event of a dispute. We are happy to help you draw up a suitable license agreement.

As a photographer, you always remain the author of the photo. However, you can grant your employer exclusive usage rights to the photos taken as part of your work in advance. This should be recorded in a written license agreement, which also regulates appropriate compensation for you.

If someone violates one of the above rights without your consent, you have several claims against the violator. You can assert these by issuing a warning to the violator. The warning must be formulated very precisely in order to be effective, which is why it is advisable to seek legal advice for this.

You have various claims that you can assert within the framework of the warning.

Omission: the other party must undertake not to publish the photo again

Damages: Calculation can be made in three ways:
-Compensation for actual damages including lost profits
-Return of profits made
-Payment of an appropriate license fee

Information: about the origin and distribution channel of the illegal copies

Destruction, recall and transfer

Reimbursement of warning costs: if the warning is justified, you can demand reimbursement of the legal costs you have incurred from the other party.