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rowan · 07-09-2013, 08:15 AM

I've just received a nice legal notice from a lawyer in Hungary, quoting both Hungarian and USA law, pointing out that his client did modelling some time ago, and would now like the photos of her removed from the internet.

I'm an affiliate, using those images with permission. As a model I presume she signed a release, therefore, the DMCA cannot be used to remove such images as she does not actually own copyright. Is this correct?

The email also mentions issuing a cancel message (RFC 1036) which I think is for usenet, so this lawyer is obviously fishing. I'm going to remove the images, for her sake, but this lawyer sounds like he's incompetent, or an asshole. Or maybe both.

07-09-2013, 08:15 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Use of DMCA to enforce "model regret" ? I've just received a nice legal notice from a lawyer in Hungary, quoting both Hungarian and USA law, pointing out that his client did modelling some time ago, and would now like the photos of her removed from the internet. I'm an affiliate, using those images with permission. As a model I presume she signed a release, therefore, the DMCA cannot be used to remove such images as she does not actually own copyright. Is this correct? The email also mentions issuing a cancel message (RFC 1036) which I think is for usenet, so this lawyer is obviously fishing. I'm going to remove the images, for her sake, but this lawyer sounds like he's incompetent, or an asshole. Or maybe both.