On 11/2/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A person can launch a lawsuit for pretty much any reason, if they desire.
true. implicit in my question was that the lawsuit not be frivolous or vexatious. > If she finds the final picture to be defaming, and has given specific > instructions to not show it, then she could launch a civil suit under the > defamation laws, especially since now Shel had told the world he doesn't > have permission to publish. with the greatest of respect: wrong! defamation is the publication or utterance of an untruth about someone. truth is a complete defense to the charge. assuming that shel hasn't manipulated the photos, he can't be sued for defamation. > Commercial gain doesn't enter into it, it is a publishing issue, plain and > simple. > It would perhaps be little more than a nuisance suit, but it would still > have to be dealt with. > With the political climate in the USA regarding photographers, she migh very > well succeed. > I recall OJ Simbson was exonerated in the death of his ex wife (criminal > law), but was successfully sued by her family under civil law. she would still have to have a cause of action against him. without that, she can't sue. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
