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Photographer Sues Woman over Her 90-Year-Old Grandmother's Wallpaper

56 points by healsdata 2y ago

gedy 2y ago
> Böhme alleges that while he may have authorized the printing of his photo on the wallpaper, he did not authorize the “reproduction” of the photo on the wall in the image posted by the landlady on the vacation property rental website. Come on
hgyjnbdet 2y ago
What a scumbag.
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scotty79 2y ago
Guy should be charged with extortion and punished by transferring all of his current and future works into public domain as soon as they are published.
moxvallix 2y ago
Yet another example of why copyright is a blight on humanity.
visarga 2y ago
Can we publish any photo inside a house given that many objects will appear, which might be copyright protected?
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
  IANAL, but I believe there maybe a "fair use" defense to convey information. I hope this lawsuit is thrown out of German court(s) with the equivalent of "prejudice" so they cannot file additional frivolous lawsuits.
  - carl_dr 2y ago
    "Böhme previously won a similar copyright case regarding an image with his photo-based wallpaper at Cologne Regional Court last year. This lawsuit was also against a landlady of a vacation apartment."
    - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
      Yes, I read the article. That's the worrying one that also needs to be appealed.
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klyrs 2y ago
The only solution is to find the mason who built the wall that the photographer is blatantly taking credit for, and convince that artist to sue the photographer for failing to attribute credit.
hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
I hope one of these assumptions is untrue: the photographer views their portfolio as the artistic-equivalent of Ansel Adams despite "licensing" it as home wallpaper, doesn't care about PR, has nothing else better to do, no customers, and a surplus of cash.
moi2388 2y ago
What a complete asshole. Btw, isn’t architecture under copyright as well, specifically when it is the sole object of a photograph by a professional? Pretty sure it is. Counter sue the sh*t out of that scumbag.
gitowiec 2y ago
small angry troll
euroderf 2y ago
Clearly all copyrighted wallpapers need embedded QR codes for Paypal or other payment instruments.

56 points by healsdata 2y ago

gedy 2y ago

> Böhme alleges that while he may have authorized the printing of his photo on the wallpaper, he did not authorize the “reproduction” of the photo on the wall in the image posted by the landlady on the vacation property rental website. Come on

hgyjnbdet 2y ago

What a scumbag.

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scotty79 2y ago

Guy should be charged with extortion and punished by transferring all of his current and future works into public domain as soon as they are published.

moxvallix 2y ago

Yet another example of why copyright is a blight on humanity.

visarga 2y ago

Can we publish any photo inside a house given that many objects will appear, which might be copyright protected?

hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
IANAL, but I believe there maybe a "fair use" defense to convey information. I hope this lawsuit is thrown out of German court(s) with the equivalent of "prejudice" so they cannot file additional frivolous lawsuits.
- carl_dr 2y ago
  "Böhme previously won a similar copyright case regarding an image with his photo-based wallpaper at Cologne Regional Court last year. This lawsuit was also against a landlady of a vacation apartment."
  - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
    Yes, I read the article. That's the worrying one that also needs to be appealed.

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klyrs 2y ago

The only solution is to find the mason who built the wall that the photographer is blatantly taking credit for, and convince that artist to sue the photographer for failing to attribute credit.

hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago

I hope one of these assumptions is untrue: the photographer views their portfolio as the artistic-equivalent of Ansel Adams despite "licensing" it as home wallpaper, doesn't care about PR, has nothing else better to do, no customers, and a surplus of cash.

moi2388 2y ago

What a complete asshole. Btw, isn’t architecture under copyright as well, specifically when it is the sole object of a photograph by a professional? Pretty sure it is. Counter sue the sh*t out of that scumbag.

gitowiec 2y ago

small angry troll

euroderf 2y ago

Clearly all copyrighted wallpapers need embedded QR codes for Paypal or other payment instruments.