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To: Dead Corpse

“She didn’t consent to have her pictures put up on the web. He either needs to make restitution, or he needs to go to jail.”

That argument won’t hold up, I think, or someone better shut down Facebook, faaaast.

For argument’s sake (still thinking about the legal issues on this; morally it’s a no-brainer - wrong): She gave to him a digital file specifically for his possession, i.e. ownership. That makes the photo his property with all usage rights unless otherwise noted. In this case the exemption was “understood”, but not specifically written and agreed upon.

He’s a dick, but it may not be illegal (assuming she’s over 18).


43 posted on 05/03/2013 11:12:41 AM PDT by Noamie
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To: Noamie
Read the User Agreement for Facebook. Anyone putting up info on there is for "public use" and any other use FB wants to make of it.

This was a private exchange between adults. He violated the implied consent for private use and made it public.

Under current law, which is a friggin' mess, this may not have been illegal. By my measure, it violates "non-initiation of force, fraud, or theft" on both the fraud and theft parts. He broke contract and if he received financial gain from misusing her likeness, then this could be construed as theft as well.

My dos centavos only as I am not a lawyer. :-)

49 posted on 05/03/2013 11:19:01 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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