Newlyweds not aware photographers own copyright to their wedding photos

Couples will have to negotiate with the photographer if they want the rights to be transferred to them. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - After her wedding to a civil servant in May this year, Ms K.W. Kwan found photos of her big day splashed on the Instagram pages of the photographer she had engaged.

When Ms Kwan, a finance executive, told him that her friend wanted a photo for a publication, he initially refused to provide her with one.

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