Re:Portland adopts landmark facial recognition ordinances
by stjohnswarts on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:11AM
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Your photos are fair game but if you present someone prominently in your ad they absolutely can come after you for damages or for monetary compensation for using their image. Why do you think that celebrities can sue for it? You think the average joe can't do the same thing?
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Re:Portland adopts landmark facial recognition ordinances
by jjcon on Thursday September 10, 2020 @10:15AM
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That is true - the problem isn’t the photo though it is the false endorsement. A false endorsement in any medium is illegal.
Re:Portland adopts landmark facial recognition ordinances
by anigbrowl on Thursday September 10, 2020 @03:27PM
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Yes, that's why I mentioned the publication of the photo for some commercial purposes, eg advertising. Nobody is disputing your right to take pictures in public.
Re:Portland adopts landmark facial recognition ordinances
by jjcon on Thursday September 10, 2020 @10:59PM
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> You don't have an unlimited right to publish other people's imagery for commercial purposes absent permission, even if they are photographed in public
You disputed it right here. You 100% have a right to PUBLISH even for commercial purposes without permission.