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as I understand it as a pretty serious amateur, who ever pushed the shutter button owns the pics. It is considered intellectual property because of the "art" value. Even if he is working for someone else, he owns the pics and can give them or sell them to whom ever he wants. particularly if the photo was taken in public or from a position where he / she was on public property (ie....if I stand in the street, I have every right to photograph your house). I could be wrong, I am not a lawyer, but have had this conversation with lots of pro photogs before. It even came up in my divorce over family pics and since I shot them, they technically are mine, but since she owns half of the estate...blah blah blah....