USAGE OF THE PHOTOS: HOW TO NOT VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND OTHER RIGHTHOLDERS

Abstract

Photos are actively used in information and telecommunication networks. They add information content to the message, promote advertising and promotion of goods and services, allow you to record facts and even serve as evidence in court. With the expansion of the digital medium, the availability of photographs has increased, and the digital format has made them easier to reproduce. As a result, the number of cases of misuse has increased. In the absence of due diligence and inattention in relation to legislation, including copyright law, the offenders may be, including the persons depicted in the photographs, or the rightholders to the objects depicted in the photographs. When creating the article, in particular, the methods of analysis and synthesis, the systematic method, the formal-logical method, etc. were used. The article analyzes the provisions of the legislative acts of the Russian Federation and foreign countries regarding the rights to photographs, as well as law enforcement practice. The article focuses on the creative activity of the photographer, discusses the issues of citation and making changes to photographs.