PHOTOGRAPH Y IN LAW. The courts have gen erally recognized that an accurate likeness of an object or place can be reproduced by means of the art of photography, and photographs are now often an efficient means of demonstrating a fact in the trial of a cause. They are admitted in both civil and criminal cases as an aid to the jurors in their efforts to understand descriptions of places and objects which might not otherwise be presented in an intelligible manner.
By the general weight of authority a photog rapher has no right to print copies from a nega tive likeness of a person. for his own use or dis tribution in any way, without the person's consent. The person whose likeness is thus taken may restrain the sale of his photographs, and re cover such damages as he may have sustained by reason of the sale of the copies. This is generally placed on the ground of implied contract. and sometimes of breach of confidence. The photog rapher owns the negative, but the person whose likeness is on it has the right to say whether it shall he used or not.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. The literature of photography Bibliography. The literature of photography is so extensive that mention can he made of but few of the many works dealing with the subject in its different aspects. In fact. many of the authorities have prepared a number of works each of which discusses a single process or phase of the subject, and these should he consulted by the reader in search of information. The works of Abney, Robinson, Vogel, Eder, and Burton are all authoritative and valuable. The following works will doubtless be of service to the reader, although it must be understood that such a list is by no means comprehensive: Harrison. History of Photography (New York,
1SST) ; Abney. Instruction in Photography (Lon don, 10th ed., 19001 ; id., Photography with Emul sions (New York. 1Ss15); ill. (with H. P. Itobin soh ), The Art and Practice of P.:ill-et- Printing London, IsSS ; Vogel, Chemistry of Light end Photography (London, 1882) : Dallmeyer, T(b. photography (London, 1899) : Burton. Photo graphic Optics (New York, 1891) ; id.. Modern Photography (London, IS!,2) ; Lumpier. (*on tributions to Photographic Optics, translated and augmented by S. P. Thompson (London. 19001 : Duehochois, Photographic Reproduction Processes (New York, 1 9l ) NVilkinson, in Line and Halj-Ton. ( London, !SSG) ; id., Photogracure (London, 1590 ; Talant. and Senior, A Haadbook of Photography in Colors I New York, 1900 i ; Woodbury, The Ear-y(1° 1)(111M of Photography (London, l592) ; Wilson, cycloperdie Photography (New York. 1894 I .
Among the more prominent English and American annuals may be mentioned: The Amnia/ of Photography and the Photo graphic Times-Bulletin .1.1manac New York), and The British Journal of Photography Almanac (Loudon), The principal current periodicals are the Photographic TinIcs-Bullctin (New York). Wilson's Photographic Magazine (New York), Thr Photo-Miniature ( New York), ('am era Work (New York), Camera Notts (New York), The Photo-Bracon (('hicago), Camera ( *ra f t (San Francisco), The Professional and matrur Photographer (Buffalo.. The Photo Era (Boston). The British Journal of Photog raphy (London), The Amateur Photographer (London), Photography (London), The Photo graphic .Irt Journal i London ).