> Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> > So, could someone please tell me why it's any sicker to offer this
> > on eBay than to Motor racing News, Sports Illustrated, or USA Today,
> > or why it's sicker than the above photos.
I'd assume, from the delay since the incident, that he's tried (and
failed) to sell it to the news media. They aren't bad shots, but
it's old news.
I don't think it's particularly sick to try and sell the shots.
When I'm wearing my motorsports.com hat we don't use photographs
of an incident where death or serious injury ensues (other than
to offer them, at no charge, to any official investigation).
But that's just our policy - other outlets have different rules.
If a Dale Earnhardt fan has the money, and finds closure by
having these photographs, that's his business. The shots
aren't in any way graphic - if you didn't know what happened,
there isn't any way to see that this involves a fatality.
I suspect, however, that this sale is illegal for a different reason.
Any time you get an infield photo pass (which is what this guy had)
you sign an agreement between you and the sanctioning body. NASCAR
have rules that are even more restrictive than most other series, so
I rather doubt if this guy is actually free to sell these photographs
without explicit permission from NASCAR. I doubt if he has that.
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