A-doll-essence

A few initial images from the A-doll-essence series...

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A few thoughts on image usage rights and photography pricing

Having gone through a significant amount of research and banging my head against the wall to come up with most appropriate ways of establishing a price for my work, I stumbled across an article from Don Werthmann which I thought was quite interesting and I thought it's worth sharing his thoughts - with Don's kind permission, I am reposting the full article below - please see the text between the quotes. You can also get to his original article by following this link. I'm sure, if you're a fellow photographer trying to establish him/herself in the local market, you will find the article very interesting, as I have.

UAE Copyright Law, an extract from Al Tamimi & Co document

Unlike the requirements for Trade Marks & Patents, deposit of works is not necessary for the protection of copyright. According to the Law, failure to deposit such material or any assignment or License thereof, does not prejudice the author’s rights. A registration of deposit would facilitate the burden of proof in legal proceedings. The registered works would be ‘public documents’ in terms of evidence and would therefore simplify matters. This is also in line with the UAE’s obligations under the TRIPS agreement which encompasses the provisions of the Berne Convention. The Berne Convention provides that protection be granted without any need for formality (e.g. registration).

(Link to the full document, here on the left)

For those who care about these things, it's interesting to note the existence of this...

UAE COPYRIGHT LAW

FEDERAL LAW NO. (40) FOR THE YEAR 1992 FOR THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL WORKS AND COPYRIGHT