[Leica] GOOGLE PHOTO USE???????????????? SUE THEM?

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Hi Ted,

I am a lawyer, but don't practice law.  I found the image here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=trudeau+%22ted+grant%22+bannister+-kevin&hl=e
n&sa=X&tbo=d&imgurl=http://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/trudeau-
ted-grant.jpg%3Fw%3D700&imgrefurl=http://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2010/04/
09/trudeau-slides-down-a-banister/&h=648&w=460&sz=38&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSE
gnBB5bQ5J_1V_1yG0PCugada-IA&ei=wPO3UNGZM6aoywGw4YHACw&ved=0CAUQrBE&biw=1536&
bih=838

It is available in sizes from 106x150 pixels to 475x672.  So, forgive me, I
downloaded the "big" one and resized it to 5x7" at 240ppi with PhotoZoom
Pro.  I guess if someone wanted to print it on matte rag paper and frame it,
where the paper and glass hide many sins, it might be OK if someone was OK
with a crappy reproduction of a famous photo.  The URL has your name, but
the site just says "may be subject to copyright".   Can't help you with the
legal issue, but it doesn't seem right.  

Best,

Ken

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tedgrant at shaw.ca
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:19 PM
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Subject: [Leica] GOOGLE PHOTO USE???????????????? SUE THEM?

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. 


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