Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What a FABulous shot! Canada's Eisenstadt. I'm going to tell people, Hey, I (almost) know him! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] GOOGLE PHOTO USE???????????????? SUE THEM? Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 4:13 pm 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 -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of tedgrant at shaw.ca Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:19 PM To: Leica Users Group 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. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information