Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The opinions on intellectual property rights vary wildly. I know a lawyer who maintains we have no rights to our written works, photographs, et cetera, and can detail how the world would be a better place if we all agreed on this. It sounds to me quite a bit like lunacy. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: tedgrant at shaw.ca To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] GOOGLE PHOTO USE???????????????? SUE THEM? Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 3:18 pm 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