The photographer will automatically become the owner of the copyright and moral rights in the photographs (which empower the photographer to prevent anyone reproducing and/or editing the photos and/or merchandising them), unless there is a written commission contract between yourself and the photographer.

The resurgence of performance-related artistic practices over the past decade raises complex aesthetic, legal and, at times, ethical questions regarding the protection, authorship and ownership of the ‘works’ generated through these artistic practices.