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	Home . Content Library . FAQs . Ownership - Do I need permission to make copies of a photograph I own? Ownership - Do I need permission to make copies of a photograph I own? If you own the negative, transparency or print in which the image is embodied, you do not necessarily have the right to reproduce the image. However, if you own copyright in the photograph, you are generally allowed to reproduce the image. If a client has commissioned you to take photos for private and domestic purposes and you own copyright in the photos, you can not publish, show in public or broadcast the photo without the client’s permission. < back to previous page

Internet - Can I print or download material from the Internet?

Copying - Can I use someone else’s work in my work if I alter at least 10% of it?

Proving infringement - How can I prove that someone has copied my work?

Copying - Has a painter infringed copyright in my photograph by reproducing it as a painting?

Translation - Can I translate a book into another language without permission?

Websites - Can I put copyright material on a website without the copyright owner’s permission?

Copying - I’ve bought a CD and my friend wants to burn a copy. Is this allowed?

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