Parental rights and sharing photos on social media

[maybelle4]

Wondering if anyone has any insight? It is my belief (although I may be wrong) that to post a photo of a child on social media you have to have the permission of their parents or people with parental responsibility for them. If this is the case then my question is, what if one parent gives permission but the other doesn’t?

In general, the only person who owns any rights in a photo is the person who took it. There's no law which requires consent of a parent/person with parental responsibility to use such photo.

If I took a photo of your child, I own the rights to that photo and can (generally speaking) publish it on social media.

@thirstyformore is correct. However, the situation would be slightly different if you’re talking about, for example, a school requesting permission?

Unless there's a court order in place, anyone can publish a picture they've taken - with some exceptions. Newspapers have a code of conduct but individuals on social media don't.

The consent thing really only applies in schools and clubs. They get consent from parents/guardians to publish photos... and they do that because if schools post photos of kids then anyone who sees it will know what school that child goes attends. It could put children in danger.

But general public... if you're in a public area and someone takes a photo of you, they can do what they like with that photo.

If family are posting photos on social media then you cant really stop them, but unless they are horrible people then they should respect your wishes. If your partner/ex-partner is saying its fine then all you can do is repeat your feelings and hope they listen.

No, the photos can be put up without any type of consent. The photographer owns them. Assuming they aren't nude etc.

Although it's surely a decent thing to do when it comes to posting pictures showing children?

Oh interesting thank you all! I didn’t realise the permission only applied to schools/clubs etc

Is the issue that a family member is posting photos of your child, and your ex consents to this but you don't? My understanding is that, unless you've got a court order stipulating what happens re: photos, then your ex and his family are free to post photos as they wish.