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Could he claim copyright to the photo of himself that they used and sue them for copyright infringement? It seems like a stretch but how did they receive permis
by Osiris 14y ago
Could he claim copyright to the photo of himself that they used and sue them for copyright infringement? It seems like a stretch but how did they receive permission to republish that image?
- The_Egg_Man 14y agoDoes he even own that image? I thought once it was uploaded to Facebook it became property of Facebook.
- SoftwareMaven 14y agoIt's not Facebook's property; they just get an unlimited license to reproduce it in order to provide their service. For organizations that are not Facebook, I'm sure the situation is much more murky.
- rymith 14y agoAlthough a defense, Fair Use would certainly allow news organizations to publish those images without concern.
- tomjen3 14y agoMaybe, but he could dmca them. There is basically no penalty for that, even if they win.
- rymith 14y agoWell, no, it's Fair Use. It's a legal defense, but since a news site would be hosting their own content, and editorializing, they would be be able to claim safe harbor. So a DMCA takedown would be effectively ignores, and followed up in the courts. Regardless, it's text book fair use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use