Photographer Wins $1.2 Million Lawsuit Over Images Taken From Twitter
With an endless amount of photos floating around on Twitter, it's easy to find images of almost anything. But this large social-media bank of seemingly free-to-share photos can also lead to issues regarding ownership and copyright infringement.
A New York jury delivered a landmark decision on Friday when it sided with freelance photographer Daniel Morel after he sued Getty Images and Agence France-Presse for using photos that he posted on Twitter without his permission. Morel won $1.2 million for the unauthorized use of his images.
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Good for them. Stealing photos is despicable, specially when it is made by a big corporation.
ReplyDeleteOne guy had an interesting point: posting a photo on social media may probably be reposted, but not used for profit. This is a totally different ballgame.
I agree, and I'm always thrilled when these corporate leeches get screwed over a bit themselves. I have no problem with someone sharing my pics via social media as long as they don't try and sell it or otherwise make money from it.
DeleteI once got approached by a non-profit organisation that asked if they could use one of my pics on their website (with attribution) and I was very happy to help. They are doing great work and I see it as "doing my bit" on a small scale.
I have also been approached by companies wanting to use my pics without charge for the "exposure" and I told them to take a long hike...
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