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Are you a lawyer? It might be much less clear cut than you imply.

by throwaway290 4y ago

duxup 4y ago
It might be more cut and dry than you imply.
- NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people#United_States https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_id...
  - duxup 4y ago
    I can’t tell what you want to say from a link. Depending on how much of that you read of that article you could come to different conclusions.
    - actionfromafar 4y ago
      So, are you saying it's not clear cut...
      - duxup 4y ago
        I'm saying I don't know what you think the link means. The law may be clear cut ... who knows what the court will decide. I was saying I don't know what you think the link means, what you think /= the law.
        NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
        The link means that laws may vary by jurisdiction, and so absolute or general statements may reflect your morality more than the facts of Afroman's case in Adams County.
- throwaway290 4y ago
  Oh, another lawyer I see. Here you go anyway https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights
  - duxup 4y ago
    Should I ask if you’re a lawyer now? Is that how this works? Maybe ask what law you're an expert in? It's sad to see the level of discourse on HN has dropped so low now. As for the actual topic I don’t know what you think the link means. That’s too general a topic to just just know what you’re trying to say.
    - throwaway290 4y ago
      IANAL and that's my point, it's not an easy question with a clear cut answer;) if you say a legal issue is clear then you better know what you're talking about my friend, because they rarely are. If you think the article is too general, I think you have not read it. There is very practical information as to how this law works in various jurisdictions. You can also see Wikipedia for "model release". You will see contradictory information of course, because it's not a clear cut issue. But the takeaway is, if I take a video of you at a mall being weird and use it to make a viral music video on which I capitalize and which makes you uncomfortable, guess what you can (and should) sue me. Will you win? Maybe not, maybe yes, depends on how prominent your role is in the video I guess.

Are you a lawyer? It might be much less clear cut than you imply.

duxup 4y ago

It might be more cut and dry than you imply.

NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people#United_States https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_id...
- duxup 4y ago
  I can’t tell what you want to say from a link. Depending on how much of that you read of that article you could come to different conclusions.
  - actionfromafar 4y ago
    So, are you saying it's not clear cut...
    - duxup 4y ago
      I'm saying I don't know what you think the link means. The law may be clear cut ... who knows what the court will decide. I was saying I don't know what you think the link means, what you think /= the law.
      - NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
        The link means that laws may vary by jurisdiction, and so absolute or general statements may reflect your morality more than the facts of Afroman's case in Adams County.
throwaway290 4y ago
Oh, another lawyer I see. Here you go anyway https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights
- duxup 4y ago
  Should I ask if you’re a lawyer now? Is that how this works? Maybe ask what law you're an expert in? It's sad to see the level of discourse on HN has dropped so low now. As for the actual topic I don’t know what you think the link means. That’s too general a topic to just just know what you’re trying to say.
  - throwaway290 4y ago
    IANAL and that's my point, it's not an easy question with a clear cut answer;) if you say a legal issue is clear then you better know what you're talking about my friend, because they rarely are. If you think the article is too general, I think you have not read it. There is very practical information as to how this law works in various jurisdictions. You can also see Wikipedia for "model release". You will see contradictory information of course, because it's not a clear cut issue. But the takeaway is, if I take a video of you at a mall being weird and use it to make a viral music video on which I capitalize and which makes you uncomfortable, guess what you can (and should) sue me. Will you win? Maybe not, maybe yes, depends on how prominent your role is in the video I guess.