hi all, apologies for those that get this as a cross-post from cc-license mailing list, but this is interesting follow-up to a story and legal case that was discussed in this videoblogging group some time back.
interesting outcome markus Begin forwarded message: > A relatively recent relevant case from New York: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/arts/design/19phot.html? > ex=1300424400&en=f7e05d1e10cf9b14&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss > >> When Erno Nussenzweig, an Orthodox Jew and retired diamond merchant >> from Union City, N.J., saw his picture last year in the exhibition >> catalog, he called his lawyer. And then he sued Mr. diCorcia and >> Pace for exhibiting and publishing the portrait without permission >> and profiting from it financially. The suit sought an injunction to >> halt sales and publication of the photograph, as well as $500,000 >> in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive damages. >> >> The suit was dismissed last month by a New York State Supreme Court >> judge who said that the photographer's right to artistic expression >> trumped the subject's privacy rights. But to many artists, the fact >> that the case went so far is significant. >> >> The practice of street photography has a long tradition in the >> United States, with documentary and artistic strains, in big cities >> and small towns. Photographers usually must obtain permission to >> photograph on private property including restaurants and hotel >> lobbies but the freedom to photograph in public has long been >> taken for granted. And it has had a profound impact on the history >> of the medium. Without it, Lee Friedlander would not have roamed >> the streets of New York photographing strangers, and Walker Evans >> would never have produced his series of subway portraits in the >> 1940's. > via Joi Ito -- Markus Sandy http://apperceive.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
