Photography Law
Is It OK to Copy Contracts from the Web?
Here’s a question I get from time to time:
I need some contracts to use in my photography business. May I copy the language of agreements I find on the Internet or from friends?
Under Section 102 of the Copyright Act, copyright protection “subsists . . in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium [...]
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