Does anybody know the basic law on photo copyrighting? Here's why I'm asking.... Long story, sorry.
Yesterday my daughter was driving to work (with her window a quarter of the way down) when she heard a 'thump' sound. She pulled over to see what it could be since she was close to home, and a good ways from work (just in case). She got out and checked the outside and couldn't see anything. So she went to get back in the car and there was a baby owl sitting on the floor in back. Apparently it flew in the open window missing hitting my daughter somehow. So she drove back home. The owl was groggily coming to. She had her husband call work to tell them she'd be late due to an owl flying into her car. (I sure couldn't of kept a straight face telling them that!) They took pictures of the owl in the car and then of it sitting on a fence after it finally flew out. She knew she needed proof of it being in the car.
Well, today she gets a call from a newspaper that wants to do an article about it. Then the woman asks if she will sell the paper the pictures. That part I don't understand, why do they want to buy the pictures? I told my daughter (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong) that if they buy the pictures they no longer are 'hers' to give out to friends or family. I told her she could agree to sign a paper allowing them to use one, but don't sell them.
Am I wrong?