Copyright and photography

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

I have been told that when a photographer takes a picture that
he/she holds the copyright and the subject does not.  Why then do
some photographers have people sign releases?  What rights to do
the subjects of pictures have? This question specifically refers to
photographs taken at school by school employees.  We already
have a policy for the use of photographs on the web, but these
photographs I am talking about are pictures taken around school
and are only to be posted around the school building and not
outside.  I am also aware that a classified student (special
education) should not be indentified as being classified in such a
picture.
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Frederick Muller
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