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kane · 12-13-2001, 03:29 PM

it was explained to me by a lawyer friend of mine ( this is the US so things may be different if you live outside the US) That things are basically like this:

If you go to a beach, see a girl topless on the beach and take pics of her they are your pics and you own the copyright. If you put them on a website technically she could sue you for using her likeness for profit but the chances of that happening ( and her winning) are almost nil. Basically if you decide to go naked in public then you are forfieting your right to privacy. He even said you could go so far as if you see someone in thier house naked but through an open window/blind you could take legal pics of them. I'm no expert and our conversation wasn't too indepth, just talking on the golf course. He used the celeb point to me too. There are many celebs that have had topless/nude pics of them taken when they were at beaches and they don't sue because they know that the judge will laugh at them and tell them " You went nude on the beach, you brought this on yourself."

Anyway, that is what I know, hope it helps some

kane

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12-13-2001, 03:29 PM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	it was explained to me by a lawyer friend of mine ( this is the US so things may be different if you live outside the US) That things are basically like this: If you go to a beach, see a girl topless on the beach and take pics of her they are your pics and you own the copyright. If you put them on a website technically she could sue you for using her likeness for profit but the chances of that happening ( and her winning) are almost nil. Basically if you decide to go naked in public then you are forfieting your right to privacy. He even said you could go so far as if you see someone in thier house naked but through an open window/blind you could take legal pics of them. I'm no expert and our conversation wasn't too indepth, just talking on the golf course. He used the celeb point to me too. There are many celebs that have had topless/nude pics of them taken when they were at beaches and they don't sue because they know that the judge will laugh at them and tell them " You went nude on the beach, you brought this on yourself." Anyway, that is what I know, hope it helps some kane [This message has been edited by kane (edited 12-13-2001).]