Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Ted, I don't know where has found this boy the picture, what I've found is this: http://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/tag/canada/ http://tinyurl.com/cl6dqvg These are small sizes. I don't know if Google is offering the image what will be scandalous, or the image is in some Google sites bur we never know who has upload it. However I think this should be a serious thing for ?, I don't know the legal aspects, but if I was you .... I'll go for a MM...! Cheers Lluis El 30/11/2012, a las 00:18, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> escribi?: > Hi Crew, > OK here's one for you, certainly any of the legal beagles out there? :-( > > I was shown my photo of Prime Minister Trudeau sliding down the staircase > railing at a high school today by a student who asked me to autograph it. > "Where did you get this print?" I asked? And he responded... "oh you can > get it off GOOGLE in many sizes!" oops and thank you very much! > > So Google have one of my pictures in their "Photo collection" without > permission, they charge for prints! Do not have any rights to the photo > let alone selling prints! As the Gallery representing sales of my > photography have and look after all interest in this photo as described: > "The most ICONIC political photograph in the history of Canada." > > Is there a wild possibility we can sue them unless they remove the photo > off their site and certainly stop the for sale. And at the moment I, we? > Have never been asked about it's use and where they got an original photo? > > Suggestions.... GOOD, BAD OR UGLY. I thought I could sue for a million and > get a MONOCHROME! :-) > > thank you all for your insight and suggestions. > > cheers, > Dr. ted. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information