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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... I remember seeing an ad in a Macintosh (computer) user's magazine for a database program. The ad used a photograph of a woman with a Leica obscuring half of her face. Apple's ad agency has screwed up a couple times. Their 'Think Smart' poster of Bob Dylan was unauthorized, and I'm not unhappy about that; I have one. It's worth a few bucks! |
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"Jeremy" wrote in message news:bvq8f.13$hp5.10@trnddc04... "Lorem Ipsum" wrote in message ... Are you kidding me? Has the US gone completely nutz? I don't think there is any case at all. The photograph was lost in time and space, for all practical purposes the owner abandoned it so it fell into the common domain. Besides that, the photographer that shot the photo would be the one that should be pressing his rights under the copyright law--not the subject in the photo, or her son. While there might be an argument in favor of not displaying someone's likeness without permission, who would be able to identify her after all these years? I see old photo albums regularly offered for sale in flea markets. I can't imagine anyone popping out of the woodwork after over half a century and asserting claims of improper use. How much of a judgment would a court award? Perhaps $1.00? |
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"Jeremy" wrote in message news:bvq8f.13$hp5.10@trnddc04... Besides that, the photographer that shot the photo would be the one that should be pressing his rights under the copyright law--not the subject in the photo, [...] Not in every case. Search on Jo Stafford. |
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Jeremy wrote:
"Lorem Ipsum" wrote in message ... Are you kidding me? Has the US gone completely nutz? I don't think there is any case at all. The photograph was lost in time and space, for all practical purposes the owner abandoned it so it fell into the common domain. Besides that, the photographer that shot the photo would be the one that should be pressing his rights under the copyright law--not the subject in the photo, or her son. While there might be an argument in favor of not displaying someone's likeness without permission, who would be able to identify her after all these years? I see old photo albums regularly offered for sale in flea markets. I can't imagine anyone popping out of the woodwork after over half a century and asserting claims of improper use. How much of a judgment would a court award? Perhaps $1.00? Depends. If someone reproduced that photo to use her likeness for commercial purposes without her permission, it could be substantial. OTOH, I doubt it would be a worthwhile pursuing a case over the sale of the single old photograph on ebay. |
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