12 Mar
2001
12 Mar
'01
10:45 a.m.
Replying to Iain and Annie:
The actor has nothing to say about the photographer selling that photo. In the case of original artwork, the
artist
owns the copyright, not the public figure.
However, there is a distinction between the copyright in the artwork (which does belong to the artist or the assignee of the artist) and the performer's right of publicity (right to control the use of his/her likeness).
-(Y)