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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Robert Roaldi on May 23, 2015, 06:53:01 am

Title: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: Robert Roaldi on May 23, 2015, 06:53:01 am

There's a better way.

http://boingboing.net/2015/05/22/artist-prints-instagram-photos.html (http://boingboing.net/2015/05/22/artist-prints-instagram-photos.html)

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: Alan Klein on May 23, 2015, 10:44:54 am

How can the sale of these photos without the consent of the owner be considered fair use?

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: amolitor on May 23, 2015, 12:21:44 pm

It is probably not.

Prince's Art is in the appropriation. The piece itself is largely irrelevant, it's about the process and, in part, the legalities involved. At this point, anyways.

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: mbaginy on May 23, 2015, 02:14:22 pm

"Figured I might as well post this since everyone is texting me. Yes, my portrait is currently displayed at the Frieze Gallery in NYC. Yes, it's just a screenshot (not a painting). No, I did not give my permission and yes, the controversial artist Richard Prince put it up anyway. It's already sold ($90K I've been told) during the VIP preview. No, I'm not gonna go after him. And nope, I have no idea who ended up with it!"

The photographer of the stolen(?) image writes, that she knows about the theft and that a print was sold for quite a tidy sum, but doesn't want to press charges?  There has to be more to this entire story than meets the eye.  Just doesn't make sense.

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: scooby70 on May 23, 2015, 06:54:21 pm

I will not pretend to understand this.

Someone can download someone elses photograph and sell it for $100,000 and yet downloading a DVD for personal use that'd cost £5 at ASDA is illegal.

Hmmm.

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: Robert Roaldi on May 24, 2015, 08:40:56 am

Sorry, just noticed that there's another thread here (http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=100575.0)

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: spidermike on May 24, 2015, 05:46:49 pm

I htink the problem is that Pricnce has won previous court cases that he thinks he is untouchable, and so do the 'victims' of his appropriation that they think it is not worth going after him.

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: rmyers on May 26, 2015, 07:37:22 pm

Actually, he didn't use the photograph.  He used an image of a screenshot of the Instagram posting complete with comments from other people, and from him.

I am betting it falls under fair use.  His comment at the bottom of each of those images might do it.  I'm not even sure his comments were needed, though.

Title: Re: Are you still taking your own pictures?
Post by: NancyP on May 27, 2015, 11:16:32 am

I have no clue why anyone would want Prince's "work".