Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We on the LUG never doubted that Ted was a legend, but since your photos are now out of your own control, doc it must mean that you're part of History, and belong to the patrimony of humanity, and that's a large family :-) which is such an achievement when one's still alive and clicking so well dear Uncle Ted. Amiti?s Sue them all the same Philippe Le 30 nov. 12 ? 06:58, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : > I really doubt that Google has the power to remove photos from other > web sites. It has been pointed out that most likely the kid did not > get the photo off a Google-owned site, but simply used Google to > find it which is not the same thing. The most Google can do is to > remove an offending site from its search results, but it has no > power to actually shut down a site or remove contents from it. > > As for copyright, it is NOT necessary to have registered the > copyright in order to enforce it. Copyright, as opposed to other IP > rights, is inherent in the act of creation and does not depend on > registration. This is true even in countries like the US which do > have a copyright registry. The only difference it makes is that it > makes it easier to prove that you had crated the work at a certain > point in time. In the case of Ted's well-known photo, the case > should be very clear-cut in any event. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > > On Nov 30, 2012, at 3:07 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> Ted, >> >> You can contact Google and ask them to remove your photos from the >> site >> where the kid found it. Google is pretty good about protecting >> copyright >> if you confirm that the site does not have permission to post your >> copyright protected photo. This has just been discussed recently >> on ASMP >> websites and photographers have gotten their photos removed by >> Google. >> >> In the USA, in order to sue, you have to have registered the photo >> with the >> copyright office before publication, but I'm not sure how that >> works in >> Canada. >> >> Most of the ASMP members think that it's not worth going after casual >> offenders and that the extra exposure offered by a Google search is >> worth >> any student copying the photo as a print. Commercial use would be an >> entirely different matter! >> >> Good luck! >> >> Tina >> >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:18 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> 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<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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