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Agency using my photos?
My brother's wife disappeared over two years ago and her body was found four
months later! She had been brutally murdered! During the time of her disappearance, a lot of MY photos were used in the search for her. This week, her murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment and naturally enough, the local press has been covering the trial and verdict. In the main newspaper here in the north of Ireland, a photo was used this week, of Attracta and her son. Under the photo was printed, photo.....Alan Lewis/Photopress. This was my photo and I was furious that someone was obviously making money out of it's use. The Daily Mirror/Sun/Star etc were all using photos but I wasn't going to buy all of them to see if they too had copies of my photos. I managed to track down this Alan Lewis and initially I asked if he was the photographer who supplied photos to various newspapers here. He simply and (I thought) arrogantly replied, "Yes". When I mailed him again and demanded to know why he had claimed one of my photos as HIS and asked how he had obtained this photo in the first place, he did not reply. I have mailed him since and he still won't reply. Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! Eugene By the way, I am a wedding photographer and this was why I had so many photos, as I covered two of these family weddings. |
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Agency using my photos?
"eugene" writes:
I have mailed him since and he still won't reply. Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! Send a letter to the agency that he works through, explaining the situation and including copies of the photos in question. |
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Agency using my photos?
In the US all I would need is the negative and a copy of the printed offence
to make my case!!! Unless he's contracted I'd go after the News Agency that printed the photo - if you won the case then perhaps he'll lose his job! You'll perhaps receive a large chunk of change - photographer in question will never work as a News Photographer again - Here in the US he would be blacklisted = ruined career!!! "eugene" wrote in message ... My brother's wife disappeared over two years ago and her body was found four months later! She had been brutally murdered! During the time of her disappearance, a lot of MY photos were used in the search for her. This week, her murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment and naturally enough, the local press has been covering the trial and verdict. In the main newspaper here in the north of Ireland, a photo was used this week, of Attracta and her son. Under the photo was printed, photo.....Alan Lewis/Photopress. This was my photo and I was furious that someone was obviously making money out of it's use. The Daily Mirror/Sun/Star etc were all using photos but I wasn't going to buy all of them to see if they too had copies of my photos. I managed to track down this Alan Lewis and initially I asked if he was the photographer who supplied photos to various newspapers here. He simply and (I thought) arrogantly replied, "Yes". When I mailed him again and demanded to know why he had claimed one of my photos as HIS and asked how he had obtained this photo in the first place, he did not reply. I have mailed him since and he still won't reply. Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! Eugene By the way, I am a wedding photographer and this was why I had so many photos, as I covered two of these family weddings. |
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Agency using my photos?
eugene wrote:
My brother's wife disappeared over two years ago and her body was found four months later! She had been brutally murdered! During the time of her disappearance, a lot of MY photos were used in the search for her. This week, her murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment and naturally enough, the local press has been covering the trial and verdict. In the main newspaper here in the north of Ireland, a photo was used this week, of Attracta and her son. Under the photo was printed, photo.....Alan Lewis/Photopress. This was my photo and I was furious that someone was obviously making money out of it's use. The Daily Mirror/Sun/Star etc were all using photos but I wasn't going to buy all of them to see if they too had copies of my photos. I managed to track down this Alan Lewis and initially I asked if he was the photographer who supplied photos to various newspapers here. He simply and (I thought) arrogantly replied, "Yes". When I mailed him again and demanded to know why he had claimed one of my photos as HIS and asked how he had obtained this photo in the first place, he did not reply. I have mailed him since and he still won't reply. Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! Eugene By the way, I am a wedding photographer and this was why I had so many photos, as I covered two of these family weddings. I would start by telling the newspaper who used the photo he supplied that he sold them your photo without permission. I'm assuming that you have evidence that the photo is yours, in case he makes a legal issue of your complaint. |
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wrote: Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! I'd get a lawyer. But that is me. It is not a matter of you making money from the tragedy but the principle of this person abusing you. -- Charles |
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Agency using my photos?
eugene wrote:
My brother's wife disappeared over two years ago and her body was found four months later! She had been brutally murdered! During the time of her disappearance, a lot of MY photos were used in the search for her. This week, her murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment and naturally enough, the local press has been covering the trial and verdict. In the main newspaper here in the north of Ireland, a photo was used this week, of Attracta and her son. Under the photo was printed, photo.....Alan Lewis/Photopress. This was my photo and I was furious that someone was obviously making money out of it's use. The Daily Mirror/Sun/Star etc were all using photos but I wasn't going to buy all of them to see if they too had copies of my photos. I managed to track down this Alan Lewis and initially I asked if he was the photographer who supplied photos to various newspapers here. He simply and (I thought) arrogantly replied, "Yes". When I mailed him again and demanded to know why he had claimed one of my photos as HIS and asked how he had obtained this photo in the first place, he did not reply. I have mailed him since and he still won't reply. Any suggestions on what I should do about this. I had no intention of trying to make money out of this horrendous family tragedy and it makes me feel sick that this guy is doing so! Eugene By the way, I am a wedding photographer and this was why I had so many photos, as I covered two of these family weddings. Sorry to hear about the death. I would suggest you have two actions you might take. You could contact the agency or news outlet that used the photo and or you could contact a local attorney. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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