Who has rights to the photos taken on a Snappr shoot?

Modified on Thu, Jun 19 at 7:23 PM

See excerpt below regarding Intellectual Property Rights. Please refer to the Snappr Terms & Conditions for full details. 


Photography Services

Photographers assign Photograph IP (defined below) in the Photograph Content (defined below) created for a particular Booking and Subject, to Snappr. Once the Booking transaction is complete, Snappr transfers the Photograph IP in Purchased Prints to the Subject to facilitate a seamless transaction between a Photographer and a Subject.  Photographer acknowledges and agrees that the photographs, digital negatives, camera RAW files, other original data files pertaining to the photos and images produced as a result of the Photography Services for a Subject as a result of a Booking (“Photograph Content”) contain content or features that are protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws (“Photograph IP”).  Photographer hereby assigns (and agrees to assign) all Photograph Content and the Photograph IP and all related intellectual property and proprietary rights to Snappr. Photographer shall further assist Snappr, at Snappr’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned.  Upon full receipt of all applicable Photographer Fees, Snappr agrees to assign, transfer and convey to the Subject the Photograph Content and associated Photograph IP contained in Purchased Prints For clarity, Photograph Content and associated Photograph IP that is not purchased by Subject remains the property of Snappr.  

For Australian Subjects, you acknowledge that subsections 35(5) and 213(5) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) are excluded and you do not have copyright in any images or photos created for a Booking.

Subjects hereby grant Snappr a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, copy, display and distribute the Photograph Content and associated Photograph IP for marketing and advertising purposes. Snappr will inform Subjects if it intends to use photos in this way, to provide an opportunity for any reasonable objections to be taken into account.  Photographers may request that Snappr provide a limited intellectual property license for the purpose of using photos in the Photographer’s portfolio of work or for other purposes by seeking prior written consent from both Snappr and the relevant Subject.



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