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Can you sue someone for giving out your picture without permission? |
This person is a professional photographer that was attending a wedding as a guest, but not hired as a photographer. She snapped pictures without the bride and grooms permission. She now wants to make copies of the pictures and give them to estranged family members. She does not have permission to do so.Can this person be sued for giving out a picture to people without permission? Please point me to a website with this information if possible. THANKS Legally you cant. The pictures were taken in the public sphere and by inviting the photographer to the event you invited them into the privacy of your wedding and wiilingly and knowingly let them take pictures of you and your guests without giving instructions to them not to use them or give them out. The same would be true if you were on a patio at a restaurant or on the streets people can take your picture and use it how they wish. However if she i selling the picture for more than what it costs to print, you may be entitled to royalty payments however considering the event, the payments would not be worth the court costs to do so. Source(s): Deborah Mackoy, Family Law Mentor Dianne Hill, High School Teacher If it was a public event, then the answer is yes. pretty sure you can sue her. was the world frighten when i was brought to there attention.smack her in the head and go to jail if you have to No. By law, the person who takes the picture owns the rights to the image and can release them as he/she wishes. Certain circumstances of invasion of privacy might be heard in a court, like in the case of a peeping tom taking explicit photographs. No court however will find this situation to be an Invasion of Privacy as the person taking the picture was there legally and not prohibited from taking the pictures in the first place. You can try to sue but you will not get far at all, it'll just cost you money. How many of the tabloid photographs do you think were taken with the subject's permission? If they were afraid of being sued, they would all be air-brushed studio pictures. Criminology Major |
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