But – I want and must be very careful to do things against the copyright law. Copyright, that means, the photographer taking the picture has all the rights on his/her pictures and nobody else.
If the picture has a copyright notice on the back, I can only copy the picture if my client can obtain a  written permissions from the photographer who took the pictures. If the picture was taken by a photographer and has no copyright notice on the back, that does not mean there is no copyright on that image and therefore it can only be copied when written permission is granted.

The same copyright law applies to all of my own photography work which I would like to have respected too.
This applies to all professional photographers in Ireland and many other countries. This is a guide for all amateurs too.

Start to think about “copyright”. Respect the work of others.

If you like to get more information, please read my articles: Restoration of old pictures & Copyright notice.

The “Copyright And Related Rights 2000” is designed to protect photographers and other artists by granting them the exclusive right to distribute, copy, edit and publish their photography by license, transfer or sale.

This is important because the Copyright Act prohibits anyone from copying, scanning, editing or sharing photographic prints, images or media without the written permission of the photographer.

Violation of the Copyright Act may subject the infringer to both civil and criminal penalties.

Because this photograph is a work of art that we want you to cherish, we wanted you to know about this important Copyright protection. Respecting the Copyright Act not only protects the rights of the photographer and prevents you from being subjected to prosecution, it helps to make sure that this photographic print retains its original value as a work of art.

Please feel free to contact the studio to discuss any questions, comments or concerns you have about Copyright.

If you need additional copies of your prints, would like the right to scan it and post it to your online or social media accounts, etc., please contact us immediately. All reasonable requests will be accommodated. In some cases, this may require payment of an additional fee.