Intellectual Property. Advice please

[celsiusone]

Here's the story in a nutshell.
went out with a girl for two years, she was my model and test subject during this time span. Just recently broke up. I shut down her website due to threats from her. I have all the original images from the previous photoshoots.

She wants to take me to court if I dont release all the images that we taken together.

no contracts due to the fact she was my gf during that time.

Since I am the photographer, I should be the owner of all the images, correct?

peice of the conversation:

"her: im suppose to sign a contract to have the images released to you
her: you dont have full ownership of my images, those images are of me
her: so i need a copy of those
her: so expect a letter in the mail, if you do not release those images to me within 30 days then we're going to court"


I know that since there was no contract signed, I am still the rightful owner of the images even if they just sit on a disk till i die. If she recieves the images then she'll make prints and sell them at car shows to make money off them.

so.. who's right here? Her or me?

[Barb42]

Yours, but you can't post them or use them without her written permission. And you don't have to give her copies. But pershaps she just likes the quality and is afraid you will destroy the images. Make peace and a business arrangement - with a contract.