I do live in the US I used to be a "working photographer" I never
got a property release unless I was actually going to be on the property.
I actually got a legal opinion from my lawyer, he laughed and
rolled his eyes in amusement at the thought of such a suit. (He takes
legal matters very seriously).
At 11:11 PM 7/17/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hummm... I wonder why I bother to get property releases then?
>
>You must not live in the US. Here you can sue anybody for
>anything, you may not win, but you can file the suit and have
>your day in court.
>There is a book titled "The Law and the Photographer". Anyone
>who wants to know the right of this argument (one that is ended
>with this post as far as I am concerned) ought to read it.
>
>
>Peter Alling wrote:
> >
> > Tom, You're wrong. Go talk to your lawyer. The suits would have
> > no standing. No judge would allow it into court since it would be
> > a waste of his time.
> >
> > At 03:57 AM 7/17/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Take a picture of someones house from the public street and sell
> > >it to an ad agency who puts it up on billboards all over the
> > >country, uses it in a magazine ad campaign, and otherwise
> > >indicates there is money involved. The owner will have a hundred
> > >lawyers offering to sue you for him for a percentage of the
> > >take. I hope you have high limit liability insurance 'cause he
> > >is going to win.
> > >
> > >
> > >Peter Alling wrote:
> > > >
> > > > There is no such doctrine as long as you don't misrepresent what
> > > > the photograph shows then there is nothing the property owner can
> > > > do about you if you publish a photo of their property taken from a
> > > > public venue.
> > > >
> > > > At 07:36 PM 7/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >In the US it is a matter of is the picture in the public
> > > > >interest or not. Public interest is photojournalistic, etc.
> > > > >Private interested is commercial. The property owner has the
> > > > >right to exploit his property and to prevent others from
> > > > >doing so.
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Tom "Graywolf" Rittenhouse
> > >Graywolf Photo, Charlotte, NC, USA
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