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Has anybody heard of this?

Shoot is done for for established magazine including a model, of what the photographers are listed in the publication as staff photographers. Model then turns around 3 months later and claims she owns all the copyrights on the photographs taken during the shoot, even though they were NEVER released to her, because her face and body is in them, claiming that unless you are a member of the press (uh... isn't a magazine press?) or have a signed release from the model, she (the model) automatically owns all the copyrights and the photographers have no right to use any of the pictures.

The model was a willing participant, it's for an upcoming cover for a magazine. Apparently, she feels the need to raise hell with the staff photographers over copyrights. No forms were signed between photographers and model (nor between magazine and photographers).

Basically, she is claiming anytime a photoshoot is done with the model, the model automatically owns all copyrights, and the photographer(s) have no right to the photos.

Umm.. is this model just crazy or what? I mean, photographers of models would be in a world of hurt if this was true, right?