I don't think I would have any problem proving that I am the copyright holder. If it ever got to the point where we were standing in front of a judge in a court of law (North American Law, not sure about Turkish), I think the case wouldn't last more than 2 minutes. The problem is whether or not it is worth the trouble and expense of getting to that point. By the way, I have found a photo of his that looks very similar to another photographer's. I've notified that photographer, but haven't received any word back from him. dan c. At 10:12 AM 02-05-03 -0400, shyrell_lynn@juno.com wrote: >I pose a question or two, What ever happened to the fact that the >photographer holds the original negatives and can have the prints dated >at the time of developing, or what about a digital camera with the >time/date stamped on the image (and my ignorance may be showing here as I >am not familiar with digital yet). It seems to me that something has to >be said in favor of possessing the original negatives. Unless "possession >is 9/10ths of the law" is another US only myth. > >My concern is that I'm only beginning to get back to the web after a >short lapse, and these legal concerns are making me wonder if the >problems would be worth any of my hard work. Next to God and my children >(no religious input necessary) my photography is my life, my passion. My >only hope at this point is that my photographs are so -uninspiring- that >no one would want to use them! : - ( > >More comments, please! > >Shyrell >Melara Family Photography >http://yedtel.net/~jmelara > > >On Thu, 01 May 2003 10:52:20 -0400 Guy Glorieux ><guy.glorieux@sympatico.ca> writes: >> This occurred several years ago in the province of Quebec in a case >> involving Gilbert Duclos on the issue of photography and privacy. >> The case was ultimately lost by Duclos and street photography received >> a severe blow in Quebec. Once all costs were accounted for, Duclos >> himself lost a few $,000. However, he got tremendous publicity >> through the case and the cost/benefit ultimately turned very favorable >to >> him, despite the unfavorable odds initially... >> >> Is there anybody out there with a strong stomach and deep pockets >> prepared to take the risk of testing the strength of "intellectual >> property" protection for photographers posting their work on the >> web? >> >> Guy > >
