Comment Re:How is it different from a play? (Score 1) 411
the copyright of a photo itself goes to the photographer. since the photo is in itself the creation and the photographer created it. *however* there are laws that allow you to control how your likeness is used in certain commercial aspects. if i take your picture i can indeed make prints and sell that picture as art. hell i could sell that picture to Crapco toilet company.
BUT. if said crapco uses my picture of you in a commercial and you did not provide a photo release you can sue crapco.
if i sell it to a newspaper and you murder some people they can run my photo of you, you can't sue them (news/editorial protection)
if i put it on my website and crapco downloads it and makes a commercial I could sue as copyright holder and you could sue as it's your likeness.