Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank- As a working freelance news photog, I have twice faced a problem with people I photographed. I cover our wine industry with my photos sold worldwide. When a winery invites me over to shoot the harvest it is there idea and invite. Twice people I photographed whose images sold worldwide came back to me 'wanting a piece of the action.' In both cases the winery had to intervene on my behalf. When people here I sold the image they think there are huge profits to be made. Kevin Argue - ---------- >From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: RE: [Leica] McCurry's Afghan Girl >Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 7:14 PM > > I am a skeptic..... It is most likely cheaper to wait to be sued, than to > go to the trouble of getting and then PROVING a signature ( from someone > that probably is illiterate)... I always assume the odds are that NG et al > will never be caught...... or only occasionally...... > > Policy put aside, which does probably say you must have the rights, if I > were the photographer working for or on assignment to or freelancing for NG, > I would have all the signatures I need.... because it pays to have them... > The legitimacy of those signatures, I would not want to state....and the > illiterate person, in a foreign land would have to > > 1) See the pahotgraph > 2) Intellectually figure out that there was a profit made from her image > 3) find a lawyer > 4) find the magazine > 5) file a lawsuit in the USA > 6) Prove in the US Courts that I had not gotten proper authorzation > 7) Prove they should share in the profit > 8)Get the award > 9) find a way to get $$$ from me or the magazine. > > Not likely. Cheaper to take a chance. Once in a while, give a few pennies > out to prove you are doing the right thing. Once in a while, give a free > trip to Mecca.. what does that cost? more pennies to NG. > > BTW: I am not nor ever have been paid for any photograph. It is my opinion. > Battle armor on. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html