Understanding Copyright and Using Photos of Your Homes

Photographer Matthew Anderson and Attorney James Kernell were guest speakers for a copyright education event on Feb. 23 at the KCHBA. Anderson specializes in architectural and interior photography. Kernell’s firm, Avek IP, specializes in intellectual property. of copyright and intellectual property is not a modern concept. History of copyright law is even covered in the U.S. Constitution. According to Anderson, the basic function of U.S. copyright law dictates “who can use it, how they can use it and how long they can use it.” It, in this case, being photographs.

US copyright law grants people that create original works from unauthorized use. Just like “if you wrote an original song, you own the copyright to that song,” Anderson said. “If you take a photo, you are the legal copyright owner of that photo.” The idea Anderson prefers to think of copyright in two simple categories. There is “you” (yourself, your team) and “everyone else.” A common, and important, misunderstanding is who owns the photos if a company hires a photographer. Despite hiring and paying a

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