Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/05
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At 02:14 PM 05/04/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Does anybody know of any specific instances of
>lawsuits stemming from photographs in a public place?
>
>
1/ Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
Woman sues magazine for using a photo of here sitting on the steps
of a public building. Photo was taken without her knowledge and was used out
of context to illustrate a story that had nothing to do with her or the
situation in which she was photographed.
She won her lawsuit under Quebec's French Civil Law courts. Not
precedent setting in English Canada because the rest of Canada is based on
British Common Law.
2/ New York City:
Man sues NY Times magazines. A "stock" photo of a black man walking
down a crowed street was used on the cover to illustrate a "negative" story
about Afro-American's something or other. The man was in no way connected to
the story and the photo had nothing to do with the story... yet by using the
image, it gave the impression the individual was connected to the story.
Both seem to be cases of misrepresentation.
Eric would know more about this particular case...Eric???
Greg Locke E-Mail: locke@picturedesk.org
St. John's, Newfoundland http://www.straylight.ca/locke
(Newfoundlanders... a people who voted themselves out of existence)
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