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> In fact, I would imagine that the data privacy advocates I often see on hn should see this as a logical extension of the privacy protections they want to see
by flukus 9y ago
> In fact, I would imagine that the data privacy advocates I often see on hn should see this as a logical extension of the privacy protections they want to see across the web.
The question is whether or not my likeness is my data, which I don't think has ever been settled. Anyone can take a photo of me in public and the photographer owns the copyright. Are security cameras recording me violating my privacy? On the other hand, football players have to be paid to have their likeness appear in games.
I think this might be the catalyst to resolve these issues once and for all.
- gamblor956 9y agoThe photographer owns the copyright in the photo, but not the right to use your likeness contained in the photo without your permission (likeness rights are also referred to as model rights). This means that you can demand money if the photographer sells that photo to anyone, especially if the sale is for commercial use.
- Digory 9y agoTMZ and other paparazzi would not exist if this were the rule. I think some states recognize a limited right to control aspects of your likeness, but not nearly as broad as this.
- danso 9y agoYes, the photographer owns the photo. They do not own your likeness or have the right to use it as they wish unless you signed a model contract with them.