Telephone Directory Papparazzi
We were looking up a phone number this morning in a local directory. And there, on the bottom of the City page, was a photo of my son. He was standing next to a sculpture that had been displayed in the town square.
This is clearly my son, and he knew he was having his picture taken. Now, two things bother me about this. One, the little turd didn’t tell anyone, but more than that, nobody asked permission to publish his photo. This phone book gets distributed all over the county. Its not that I would have said “No”, but I thought that a person had to be asked.
I am thinking that the Yellow Pages might have just bought his college education. But then again, I am not that sort of person. I will have to ask a lawyer friend if this is legal or not.
Or maybe someone out there knows.
Peace
This is clearly my son, and he knew he was having his picture taken. Now, two things bother me about this. One, the little turd didn’t tell anyone, but more than that, nobody asked permission to publish his photo. This phone book gets distributed all over the county. Its not that I would have said “No”, but I thought that a person had to be asked.
I am thinking that the Yellow Pages might have just bought his college education. But then again, I am not that sort of person. I will have to ask a lawyer friend if this is legal or not.
Or maybe someone out there knows.
Peace

2 Comments:
At 8:16 PM ,
JJ said...
Doesn't sound right to me. The Sun called us a few years ago to ask if they could run one of our wedding pictures for a wedding section they were doing. I don't remember signing anything, but I do remember receiving a complimentary copy of the paper with a thank you attached...
At 10:00 PM ,
Tadlewis said...
I randomly had a media law text open next to me when I read your post (Law of Public Communication, Middleton et al, 1997). As I understand it, the legality would depend on whether or not the photo was part of an advertisement. If the photo is presented as news and was taken in a public place, then it's fair game. If the photo is part of an advertisement, a consent is required and you'd have a legally valid claim. It's not my area of expertise though, so I could have misread the text, and your son being a minor could change the news exemption.
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