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Sorry, the website owner might be being a dick, but it's long established that there's no expectation of privacy in a public place. If you want to use someone's
by rsingel 16y ago
Sorry, the website owner might be being a dick, but it's long established that there's no expectation of privacy in a public place. If you want to use someone's image in news on, or on your Flickr account, or on a site showing off "Do's and Don'ts" you don't need permission. For more commercial things, like an ad or a book, you do need a model's consent.
- spamizbad 16y agoConsidering the website in question is essentially a commercial enterprise (It utilizes Adsense) I'd say this falls outside the realm of fair use.
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- rsingel 16y agoFair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. This is about whether you can publish someone's picture -- and perhaps even profit off it. Sorry to tell you but the First Amendment is clear here, like this kind of speech or not. It's like you guys have never seen Hot or Not, the NY Times Sunday style section or a copy of Vice magazine. Get a grip.
- mayank 16y ago> but it's long established that there's no expectation of privacy in a public place My point with sharing that link was to point out a particularly nasty consequence of that.