Newlyweds unaware they won't own rights to wedding photos

Changes to law mean copyright to photos will be granted to photographers by default

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After getting married to a civil servant in May, 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 the photographer that her friend wanted a photo of her wedding for a publication, he initially refused to provide her with one.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 17, 2021, with the headline Newlyweds unaware they won't own rights to wedding photos. Subscribe