Honestly…take a look at this!
Can’t see it yet? Here…take a look at this:
And just in case you think it’s just a little of my photoshop skills at work, here is the site url:”
or here:
http://www.citypages.com/photoGallery/index/1400947/3
Ok…so maybe I’m NOT a famous photographer, but it makes me wonder – I didn’t submit this picture to City Pages even though I did take this about 11 years ago. Should I expect some type of “compensation”? The only way I think they got this picture of Twin Cities own Musician, Jeremy Messersmith, is through Facebook. Which leads me down another trail.
Is what you put on Facebook really yours? If it is, then how did a picture I took, with MY camera, using MY money to develop MY film, and then scanned in MY scanner get used without my knowledge – or even more disturbing – without my permission?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m still an advocate for social networking, but this cool instane of a photograph of mine finding it’s way onto a major publication here in the Twin Cities has me rethinking the whole idea of ownership and use of the web.
What do you think?
(p.s. Jeremy and I went to the same college and lived on the same floor. Truth be told, the Everquest poster behind him is a clue to the greater fact the we were nerds…or geeks…or whatever! Jeremy, if you’re reading this, let me know how much I owe you for using your Everquest account. I’m good for it now!)
lol…the post is all in good fun. Truth be told, I am pleasantly surprised that anything I do would end up on City Pages.
And no Claire…I forgot about the model release form. Maybe when I got to his next show I can get his autograph that way 😉
Facebook makes it very clear that THEY have the right to use any and all content that you post to their site in whatever fashion they desire. It’s in their privacy policy and created quite a stir when they first said that. I think many people forget that now days.
If the picture is yours and was posted without your permission or without a release you can tell them to cease and desist, remove the picture or pay you for its use. The only way Facebook can use it is if you gave them consent to do so. That of course is from working in Marketing where we have to get releases for everything. I am guessing the publication got a release from your friend and they put your name on it to cover themselves in case you said something. Of course, then I would have to ask if you as a “famous photographer” got a model release from the subject. 🙂
I’m pretty sure that JM submitted that photo to City Pages…he probably pulled it from fb, though. You should come to our next show! I’m not sure when it will be, but you should come out. I’ll let you know our schedule.
At least they gave you credit.