Know your rights
Rules and regulations change from country to country, individual
monuments, venues or buildings have rules as to what a photographer
can shoot and even how those photo's can be used, i.e. no tripods in
museum's.
Stick to the letter of the law - have all the releases and permissions required,
if you wish to use a photograph then anyone in the photograph must sign a
release.
Use of an image should be agreed before starting the shoot.
Shooting people while standing in a public place does not require a release
i.e. street, park, beach, etc.
However if a model is paid for his/her time on a photo shoot in a public place
and if that image is to be used to sell a product then a released needs to be
signed.
In the UK or USA creative works are considered pieces of property and subject
to all laws pertaining to property.
In the UK copyright does not have to be registered, instead it comes into effect
as soon as the image is created.
In Europe copyright is a human rights issue, prioritizing personal or moral rights
of the creator.
Shopping centers are not public places and permission needs to be given before
any photography shoots take place.
Reference
www.copyrights4clients.com
Association of Photographers , book ' Beyond the Lens '
www.asa.org.uk - this is the advertising standards association.
To summarize the photographer owns the photograph or image as soon as it is
created unless he has signed the copyright over to his clients ( advertising ) by
prior agreement and a photographer cannot use a photograph in which a model
has been paid without the appropriate releases signed.