[Dfey-nw-discuss] Young People + Copyright law

[Tim Dobson]

Hey guys,

I'm hoping someone else can answer this for me because I've just been 
discussing it and I'm a bit confused.

In the hypothetical situation that I was 15, and I took a really awesome 
photo or completely on my own wrote an amazing new program, would my 
parents, legally, hold any claims to the exclusive rights passed to me 
by copyright law?

E.g. If I wrote a brilliant song would my legal guardian's be in a 
position to claim royalties from public performances, whether I actually 
wanted them or not.

If I took a stupid photo of myself and put it on my website with (C) 
2009 Tim Dobson at the bottom, if my parents got me to remove it because 
they didn't like it being in the public eye, would they have any 
recourse under copyright law to stop it being redistributed?

I just realised I have no idea.

Cheers,

Tim

(cross posted to dfey-general-discuss and dfey-nw-discuss)