----- Original Message ----- From: Mishka Subject: Re: Photo of Jet Breaking the Sound Barrier
> photographs are accepted in courts as evidence. > paintings are not. > have no idea about digital. > this sorts it out, doesn't it? Photographs are only accepted in the courts (Canadian, anyway) under the following provisos: 1) The photographer testifies that the photograph is an accurate representation of what was seen through the viewfinder. 2) The original negative is produced as evidence, and all people who handled the negative, from the moment it hit the lab for processing right down to the lawyers mistress swear that this is the negative used to produce the print being used as evidence, and that absolutely no manipulation of the image was done. Been there, gone to court for it. 3) Digital imaging, because of the lack of negative, and the ease with which seamless manipulations can be accomplished, have no legal standing before the courts. This sorts it out. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
