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	Home . Content Library . FAQs . Ownership - If a client commissions me to take some photographs, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the photos? Ownership - If a client commissions me to take some photographs, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the photos? As long as the client has agreed to pay you for the work, the copyright will still be owned by the client. However, you are entitled to recover the debt from the client. Note however, proposed changes to copyright law affecting the commissioning rule. < back to previous page

Registration - How can I register my copyright and how much does it cost?

Ownership - How can I prove I am the copyright owner?

Copyright notice - What is the standard form of copyright notice?

Overseas copyright - Is my work protected by copyright overseas?

Ownership - If a client commissions me to make a sculpture, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the sculpture?

Ownership - If a client pays me to produce some design drawings, but the work is never completed, who owns the incomplete work?

Ownership - Can I reproduce work I have done for clients to include on my website or in my portfolio?

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