Manhattan judge says photographer can distribute Russian tennis player's topless pictures

Newsday.com ^ | July 19, 2005, 8:07 PM EDT | Larry Neumeister

[SoothingDave]

The photog may be technically correct on the legality, but there was at the very least an intent to mislead her. Pretty slimy.

And if you can't trust a photographer who wants to take your picture topless who promises to never show 'em to anyone, whom can you trust?

SD

[TheBigB]

She understood enough English to know what "take off yer shirt, baby" meant.

A lotta times, that doesn't even work on gals who speak English fluently.

Or so I am told.

[highball]

LOL! Sad, but true.

Doesn't change the fact that a professional working for a legitimate magazine lied to her outright. Pretty scummy.

[Echo Talon]

Anastasia _Myskina1

Anastasia Myskina 2

[toddlintown]

Which one's Myskina?

[Echo Talon]

hehe! Horse Face... :D

[wagglebee]

Yeah, I clicked on the thread certain it was either Kournikova or Sharapova. This one is just ugly.

[BigTex5]

Argh... Link doesn't work. Is she the blonde in the Canon commercials?

[dfwgator]

Nothing a good dentist couldn't fix.

[Echo Talon]

the link isn't working?

[dfwgator]

You have to right click on the link and select "Copy Shortcut" then paste the address in the address bar in the browser, then click enter. If you try to click the link it forwards to their home page instead.

[Echo Talon]

Argh... Link doesn't work. Is she the blonde in the Canon commercials?

find out if i can post the picture here i will... it doesnt show breasts but it shows a side shot of her butt... she is on top of a horse. Actually I dont think it is a dirty picture. Kind of an artsy picture.

[dfwgator]

And upon further review, she ain't half bad.

[Echo Talon]

do you think the mods would pull it if i posted it here?

[Echo Talon]

And upon further review, she ain't half bad.

I actually like the pictures... They dont seem "dirty" to me, reminds me of old paintings.

[dfwgator]

do you think the mods would pull it if i posted it here?

Why risk it. If anyone wants to see them, they know what to do.

[Lurking Libertarian]

If she was assured that the pictures could only be used for one purpose, and that is admitted by all parties, I'd call it a "verbal rider" to the written contract. Don't think I'm somehow advocating an overthrow of contract law with that statement.

I assume it was not admitted by the defendant (photographer). And the problem is that anyone can sign a contract and later claim that they had some oral side-deal. If such claims were admissible, no written contract could ever be enforced without a full "he-said-she-said" jury trial. In order to promote commerce, the courts have held that a written contract is enforceable even when one party claims their was an oral side-deal that was different. (There are a few exceptions to the rule, but not many.) This sometimes let unscrupulous people get away with things they shouldn't, but the alternative is worse.

[Echo Talon]

yep they can figure it out. :D I have ine of them as by desktop wallpaper right now. :D

[linkinpunk]

Yeah, baby.

That's what I'm talkin about.

Love you Anna.

[highball]

My reading of the article was that the oral agreement was not in dispute. I could well be in error on that point.

If there is a dispute, you are absolutely 100% correct.