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Pete
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2006
- Messages
- 807
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- 92
- Location
- Wisconsin
- Website
- peteklinger.com
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
Walmart on the side of not getting its corporate arse sued off by litigous professional photographers...
There and everyplace else that has the same policy. I've seen people turned away with team photos and wedding photos that are obviously professional shots. It's not just Walmart but the WM haters will find anything to boost their negativity.
As for paying in advance, the article says, she paid online when placing the order. How would they know in advance, not to take the money? And the person who wrote it also makes it clear that some were old studio shots, so this isn't just a matter of some very good photos, they were professional shots going back 40 years.
Fine, I agree, make your own release. And honestly the people at the store could have used some discretion and figured it was a memorial collection instead of holding to some tight corporate line. Maybe their jobs are at risk if they release illegal photos, that would scare me. And then what everyone else said, CYA policy, Walmart lawyers making a preemptive decision, to avoid litigation.
If I ran a studio or did portrait work for hire, I wouldn't want people buying one and then making unlimited copies.