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No good deed goes unpunished.
Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 2:31 PM on 07.28.11 |
->> http://m.stltoday.com/STL/db_109121/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=pFYSOVTJ
Crux of the story is that the artist Michael Eastman permitted the show million dollar decorators to use a framed limited edition print of his in one of their shows - for free...for the exposure. Instead they swipe the image from the web and blew it up to a wall size mural thus making print number 61 of what was supposed to be a limit of 60. He's now suing. |
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Nina Zhito, Photographer
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bay area | CA | | Posted: 12:37 AM on 08.01.11 |
| ->> ... and getting more visibility and press than he would have otherwise. Carpe diem. |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 1:01 AM on 08.01.11 |
->> It all depends on what the paperwork says.
If the release the artist signed was broad enough, the show could be in the clear. You've seen tons of examples of rights-grabby releases in this forum. If he signed something like one of those, he's out of luck.
No indication in the story whether he had his attorney look at the release before he signed it. Always call a lawyer when the other side sends you anything to sign. |
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Ron Manfredi, Photographer
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Merrick (Long Island) | NY | | Posted: 9:30 AM on 08.01.11 |
->> Also of interest, the article says,
"In the show, the Cuban-born Fuentes appears to have found the image online. She shows it to Los Angeles designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard."
So anything on the net is available for free, just download it and use it. Great idea for the show to be promoting. |
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