Photography

Based on limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is an urban landscape photographer. Client posted his photographic images, both still and video, to the internet. Recently, Client discovered that at least one other photographer has both copied and claimed authorship of approximately 30 of Client’s images. Client is seeking assistance pursuing not...

Based on limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is starting a photography company with a friend. Their services will include photography for special events, commercial work, ads, weddings, and portraits. They are also interested later expanding and selling images to stock photography companies. Client needs help formalizing their business, incorpora...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a photographer who presented a collection of war photographs to a veteran’s museum. He had initially hoped the museum would exhibit his work and that his contribution would help spread awareness of veteran issues. Client learned some years later that the museum never exhibited his work, and ...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a photographer who entered into a license contract permitting a publisher to reproduce two of his images featuring a well-known public figure and activist.. Client accepted $750 and twenty book copies as consideration. Client states he insisted upon an attribution line adjacent to use of each imag...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a photographer who would like help starting a small studio. He has some experience photographing events, including weddings. He states he is also into nature and architectural photography, and he would like to take freelance assignments. Client generally needs advice on setting up his business, co...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a photographer who needs legal help drafting a license agreement for use of her images. She is currently dealing with a client who is characterizing her work as work-made-for-hire, and she wants help drafting appropriate language to negotiate. Adverse: Achatz LLC Nick Kokonas and Grant Achatz [Owner...

Stacy spoke with client and referred her to California VLA. Client lives in CA. LCA returned $50 application fee....

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a commercial photographer operating under the name "Defined Space, Inc." Client did repeat business with a large real estate developer ("Developer") beginning in June 2005, licensing many photographs to Developer. Client and Developer contracts stipulate that each use of a licensed photograph is to...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is developing a children's clothing line featuring characters she developed and plans to create books featuring the characters. Client needs a contract for use with an illustrator. They have a verbal agreement whereby Client is to own all rights in and to the illustrations and any designs created by t...

Based on limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is an emerging photographer who spent summer 2009 working as a camp counselor in West Virginia. Client's contract with the camp does not include photographic services. Verbally, Client and the camp determined she would photograph the children at camp. Client used her own equipment and photographed and ...