I am a graphic designer in video games.
My former employer is asking me to remove images of a game I have worked on from my online portfolio. These images are taken from the published game (no confidential material).
Can I safely decline to edit my portfolio?
To the extent that the question lays out facts, it appears that you created the images as part of your employment. There is a good chance that the employer owns the copyright in the images. You may wish to ask the employer if you can use the images along with an acknowledgement of the employer's ownership (if indeed that is the case).
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