❓ A parliamentary question seeks details regarding the cost, photographer, editing, ownership, copyright, and permissible use of recent portrait photos of Ministers taken in March. The answer reveals the photos were taken by a staff member at no cost, and the state owns the copyright.
AnsweredQoN 747Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 June 2017
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
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I refer to recent portrait photos taken of Minister in March: (a) what date(s) was the Ministers portrait photo taken; (b) what was the cost of the photo shoot; (c) who was the photographer; (d) will these photos be digitally enhanced or edited in any way: (i) if so, what is the cost of that editing; (e) who or what agency is the ultimate owner of the photo; (f) what copyright will be attached to the photo (Creative Commons etc.); and (g) can the photo be used for any political campaign purposes?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2017
Response time
8 days
(a) New DPC portrait photos were taken on the following dates in March: 23 rd (Logan); 27 th (Kelly); 28 th (Murray)
(b) Nil.
(c) The Premier’s Digital and Social Media Adviser.
(d) As the photos are already public, it unlikely that they will subsequently edited
(e-g) As the staff member took the photos in the course of his employ, the State is the owner of the copyright and as such holds the rights to reproduce, publish, make available online and the right to authorise others to do any of those actions.
(b) Nil.
(c) The Premier’s Digital and Social Media Adviser.
(d) As the photos are already public, it unlikely that they will subsequently edited
(e-g) As the staff member took the photos in the course of his employ, the State is the owner of the copyright and as such holds the rights to reproduce, publish, make available online and the right to authorise others to do any of those actions.
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