bogeyguy
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I think what happened had nothing to do with law, either here or in Malta. This subject is being over analyzed.Let's not jump the gun here. First of all, the OP indicates he/she is from Malta, so US copyright law does not apply. Maltese law may be similar, it may not be... HOWEVER, even under US law, I don't think the situation is quite so clear cut. There are situations where the photographer does NOT automatically own the copyright to an image; such as certain work for hire arrangements. In this case, I suspect that since the members of the group knew that it was not their camera, and since they had been requested to take a picture, it would not be reasonable to expect that in that setting, under those circumstances, just because you pushed the button, you owned the rights to the image.