Welcome to Bildombudsmannen
Staffan Teste, Bildombudsmannen AB, works as Picture ombudsman for Nordic countries. If you have problem to receive money from a buyer we can help you. We are involved in infringements of pictures owned by small copyright owners to big rights holders and picture agencies. As long as you own the copyright we will help you.
Since 1977 we have helped several hundred copyright owners to receive money from a few thousand crowns to half a million. During late 90-ties we helped 18 picture agencies to receive about one million crowns from a collecting society. We help copyright owners and picture buyers to write fair contracts. We have also helped models to receive what they should and helped people, who have been unlawfully used in advertising.
Teste is also working for BLF the Swedish organisation for photo companies and agencies in Sweden, second largest organisation of that kind in Europe and a member of Cepic.
Staffan Teste has experience in International law in his position as a former member of the board of the European Picture agency organisation Cepic. He has represent Cepic in the World Intellectual Organisation, WIPO and in EU-hearings.
Companies outside Sweden use Bildombudsmannen to help them with their problems in the picture world. Bildombudsmannen represent members of Picscout www.picscout.com on Nordic countries. Staffan Teste is member of an International law discussion group in Cepic. Every year lawyers from that group meet at Cepic conference in Europe.
Send an email to teste@bildombudsmannen.se and tell us your problems. We work on a commission base after a small amount of introduction money. If it turned out to be impossible to solve your case it does not cost you anything more.
En reklamfotograf vann vid Göteborgs tingsrätt gentemot företaget Smart Eye AB. Företaget hävdade att ett antal bilder friköpts för evigt bruk vid Göteborgs tingsrätt. Reklamfotografen som sålt bilderna för kortvarigt användande av en reklambyrå som numera gått i konkurs bestred att företegt skulle skaffat sig någon rätt till ett andra användande efter det att företaget använt bilderna som överenskommits vid ett första tillfälle. Tingsrätten konstarerade i en dom den 8 juli att företaget inte lyckats visa att något friköp skett. I Sverige gäller specifikationsprincipen vilken innebär att det åvilar företaget att bevisa att övergång av rättigheterna skett. Tingsrätten godkände fotografens krav på ersättning.