Phillip Cohen
(K=10561) - Comment Date 6/4/2006
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Chuck,
Obviously she has no class either. If I had ripped you off and sold it for 10K I would have at least thanked you! ;)
Seriously though, hard to prove as it is, you can sue for copyright infringement. Others have sued for less and won. But then again, life is too short. Why not go to the gallery and take some nice pictures of her work and then sell them for cheap. ;=) A little poetic justice. Karma will have its way in the end, so not to worry.
Phil
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Miles Herbert
(K=1947) - Comment Date 6/5/2006
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It is fairly normal over here for nature photographers to be approached by an artist looking to copy or use a photo to base a painting on... It is also usual for the said artist to pay a fee for this. I was recently approached by someone wanting to copy an image, they bought a 24 x 16 rolled print at full price, asked my permission to use it as the basis of a painting, and agreed to give me 5% commission on any sales fom this painting/prints in the future.
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Bad Site
(K=979) - Comment Date 6/24/2006
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Sue her. Art Rogers, a California photographer, was ripped off the same way by Jeff Koons, a New York artist, and won. Do a google search for koons vs. rogers. BTW, the photographer won this one but Koons has won some other similar fair use copyright cases. Depends on the court I guess. Send the painter a copy of the koons vs rogers case and see what she does.
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Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 6/25/2006
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I will keep this ijn mind. I know it is possible to win these kind of cases. I do not think that she will try again.
Chuck Freeman
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Stan Pustylnik
(K=6768) - Comment Date 7/31/2006
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Chuck, most important and most valuable what any of us has is IDEA. As soon as you make this unique idea (photo) available to public (web, magazine, post card) someone will be always able to do "his one" version. I don't care much because, I don't make living with it. Of course will be good to have credit from use...
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=836402
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Steve Kaufman
(K=2748) - Comment Date 8/5/2006
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Chuck if she's selling an art reproduction of one of your photos, it is a copyright infringement. To sue, you'd have to go to a federal court dealing with copyright, not always an easy option. You can easily find a copy of parts of the Copyright law, and print it and give it to the offending individual. If she has other paintings that are also copyright violations, you can also make things more difficult for her, by showing the galleries where she exhibits copies of the copyright law, and informing them that they are exhibiting work that violates copyright. I've had several copyright violations of my photos, and I've generally been able to collect fees from the offending parties without going to court. Once they realize that you are correct, they generally will want to make compensation. If the person still doesn't understand the problems of copying your work, suggest to her that you could do the same thing with her work, and sell photographic prints of her paintings. Generally that will get it through to them that something isn't right about copying someone else's work. Good Luck!
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Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 8/5/2006
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Hi Steve:
I did have a "chat with this artist" and itwas civil. I also, called the art guild to which this lady belongs and ask them and told them, not to copy any more of my work or anyone's eles work.
Thanks again
Chuck
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Please open the door for me -Kind Sir! 2006
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James Lee
(K=86) - Comment Date 8/29/2006
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You shouldn't let he get away with this. It's not about the money. It's about the principle of the thing. Artists like that need to learn that it is not right to steal from others. Maybe she will start making images of her own creation instead of "tracing" anothers.
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Rashed Abdulla
(K=163889) - Comment Date 9/4/2006
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Do you want to tell me that where you are there is no law and order?
Every one can take what’s not belonged to him and sell it and get paid for it?
This is very strange and this lady should not be left doing all that, what matters if she is famous or not?
Oh I would be so scared to live in a world like that ((((
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