> > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/07/02 Wed AM 11:21:57 GMT > To: "Pentax Discuss" <[email protected]> > Subject: Slightly OT: Ethical use of photos, horse show venues > > There is a two page thread over on the equine BB i help moderate, that > started off well intended, and has now, as anticipated started into > the copy right issue, brought up by some upset Mom who thinks it is ok > to lift proofs from websites and post on facebook etc. > > She claims, and say's she has a copy right book by her side, that > because the photos are taken at a public event, in a public place with > out consent of the riders.(we have the consent of the park owners) > that the photographer holds no copyright and if we do not post a no > right click or water mark on the photo(most of us do the latter) then > they are fair game. > > Any comments on this. This is for Canadian shows, but i'll assume most > portions of law would hold true in the USA as well. > > FWIW, most of the bigger known photographers have held back any replies.:-)
Call her bluff. If there is any of your work on her page, save a copy of the page and the confession of wrongdoing and then bill her. If you can get others to join you, so much the better. You will probably have to chase it through the courts but she will have to cover your costs. She has treated you with contempt; you have no reason to behave considerately towards her. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
