My method for selecting data will be a little
difficult to define. I am going to jump right in and say that in the arts there
isn’t a definite answer. For the law/legal side, definitely. So, there will be
two separate research methods I will have in place. At the end I will merge
them both together to form one thought. I want to begin with the more legal
side of things. There also lies the issue that photography laws and contracts
and rights are going to be different from state to state. So it is not always
that simple to go onto a government site and simply search for it. There will
be some digging!
Here
is a list of sources that I will be using to conduct the legality of contracts
and copyrights and its content:
Connors
and Brenke Law Services
I
would like to focus on the legality of copyrights and the importance of
contracting between client and photographer. I would like to get people
informed about the importance of creating these documents and how they can help
keep business safe. The first step in the process for this project is educating
myself, as well as other, on the laws and information needed. I will go in and
pull the information on what is legal, who has rights, and what forms are
needed for this. I am also getting in contact with two different law services
and am getting some legal advice on contract violations. I would also like to
look at some actual cases on breaches of contracts through some law companies.
I believe this could give me a good look into what all happens on that
spectrum.
I will also be looking directly at examples of other
photographers contracts and seeing the effectiveness for that specific
business. Are their loopholes? Is the wording fair and understood by both
parties?
For
that, I will be in contact with:
Leigh
Slaughter, owner of No Limits Photography
Michelle
Valenzuela, owner of 1044 Photography
Brittany
Wright, owner of Free Spirit Photography
And maybe a few others from larger companies.
I am still waiting for responses.
These
ladies are wonderful photographers and I value their work. I will be asking to
see their contracts (if they have one. Which they should!), asking about any
stories they have about contract violators and how they dealt with them, and
their experiences with laws and copyright issues.
With all the information I will have
gathered, comes the second half of the research. I will be asking those that
have violated contracts, or even questioned contracts, and get their input. Is
there a way we can further educate those that do not understand the importance
of the contracts, or the importance of photography all together? Or maybe those
that don’t value the art, there can be a way to get them to value the work
their photographer did. I can ask people I know specifically, or I can ask
people I am in a facebook group I am in. Everyine is generally honest on the
page ( A Photogrpher’s Community). There will be a point when the research
needs to stop and I will have all the information I need I am excited to see which
direction this project goes!
With
the resources I have gathered so far, I think that I should have a good basis
to my project. Educate, question in in action from the photographers standpoint,
and get in the minds of violators!
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