Copyright question

No, in my opinion, it is not legal to use your work as their own. Your work is automatically copyrighted when you produce it. They must have your permission either by asking or paying for a copyright or license.

Because of people doing this , quote the price of pictures for grooms family , brides family and bride and groom to include everything how many people come back for pics after 2 months

If you've officially copyrighted your pictures, and own the rights on them, you may request the pictures removed from the websites or a royalty fee for their continued use.

There is such a thing in copyright law as 'fair use' which means that images and likenesses may be used without payment for non-commercial use, but fair use ends at the person owning the copyright.

However, these are your client's pictures, and if they own the rights to them as set forth in your contract, then you may be out of luck. I would ask, or add to future contracts, that it is okay to publish your work on a social networking site, so long as they give you credit, or you could include a watermark with your business information.

What makes you think you own the rights to the photos some one else paid you to make for them? You don't own the rights to the photos they do.

YES, they can post them on myspace and facebook without giving you credit, its their personal pages. What do you expect people to do with the pictures you take of them? Not show them to anyone? It is your fault if you do not have your professional name stamped on the corner of each professional picture. However, if there were someone posing as a professional photographer and using them as their own work, than that would be another story.

It's when they take your professionally-produced photograph and have someone else copy and print it that constitues a violation of copyright. Even if the logo isn't stamped in the lower corner, most photo processors can recognize a professional portrait. They have a right to question it and a legal obligation to refuse to print it under copyright laws. Undoubtedly there are some differences among the 50 states but this perspective, I believe, is common.