Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> on 31/7/00 2:21 am, Jean-Claude Berger at jcberger@jcberger.com wrote: > >> Hi John, >> >> Again, the problem is not about taking pictures, it is about publishing >> them. If the picture of your site were showing people shot in France, you >> would take a major risk of being sued because (I guess) you do not have >> written clearances from your subjects specifying in which circompstances and >> for which period of time their images can be used. Moreover, the courts here >> begin to apply the same legal regime to private or public estate. >> >> All the best > > France (and Quebec) are pretty unique in this. In any case it is the > publisher not the photographer who risks getting sued (the photographer has > no money!). However, in those territories it's a real problem. Elsewhere the > rules are pretty much as they have always been. Henri should move! But Johnny, why would a publisher (no matter where they are located) publish a book with even a remote chance they may be sued? Steve (probably the only person on this list who owns a publishing company) LeHuray http://www.icommag.com http://www.streetphoto.net