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Article: Public pictures, private lives. (suit against Popular Photography)
- Article from:
- Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management
- Article date:
- May 15, 1995
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A photographer receives oral permission to take pictures of a lesbian couple on their way to a commitment ceremony. The photographer later sends a complimentary print to the women and asks them to sign a model release. They decline. Six years later, the picture shows up in a national magazine, Popular Photography. The two women then sue for invasion of privacy and emotional distress.
So who gets the last word? The publisher does, at least in this particular case, as evidenced by the recent dismissal of the women's lawsuit against Popular Photography's parent, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. "[Publishers] know that if you use a photograph in a matter of public ...