Shaun and Rebecca discuss the issues around designers’ rights to their work. They talk about a recent situation where a company used photos of designer Natalie Myers’s work without her permission and modified the pictures a little with the help of AI. They discuss this issue, how having no rights over the pictures of their work is not fair to designers, and finding a fair solution to this issue.
In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun discuss:
How designers are often overlooked for bringing food and maintaining morale on job sites while photographers profit off photos without the designer’s consent
The unauthorized brand use of photos of a designer’s work
The Natalie Meyer situation where a company used her photos without permission
Photographer-designer relationships
The complexity of photo licensing contracts and how the system favors photographers over designers
The lack of control designers have over photos of their own work
How designers can have more control over their work
Finding a fair way for photographers and designers to share rights and payments
Photographers can share licensing rights and revenue with designers when companies use photos of their designs
