Digital media; Are copyright and ownership the same thing?
<p>I have a device that captures digital media content. The manufacturer of the device claims in their terms of service that, while I own the copyright to all of the raw content captured, that they own all digital copies of that content!?</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me if this even makes sense let alone would be legally enforceable in any meaningful way?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>The camera manufacturer can make all kinds of claims, but that doesn't make them true. Their claim seems utterly ridiculous to me. If they ever tried to enforce it in court, this would create such a stink, their business selling cameras would be dead. </p>

<p>I think you should contact their legal department and ask for written clarification, for example before you delete anything from the camera's memory, which they claim as their property. Don't want to be accused of destruction of property. </p>

<p>In the EU, when the memory of the camera is filled, you could take it back to the seller and ask for a refund, since these terms state quite clearly that you are not allowed to delete any of the raw images on the camera, so the product is clearly not fit for purpose. Not being able to delete images for legal reasons is a defect that was present when the product was sold to you. </p>

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