Is this true? :legal advice:

[DirtyHarryPurtyLarry]

Is it true that any person who takes a picture is in ownership of that picture?
And if it is used without permission or maliciously, that the person who exploited that picture that they didn't take can allow the picture taker to get them in trouble legally?

Case in point, INSTAGRAM.
If your picture is being used without your permission, isn't it criminal and can be stopped?

 

[Saka]

Is it true that any person who takes a picture is in ownership of that picture?
And if it is used without permission or maliciously, that the person who exploited that picture that they didn't take can allow the picture taker to get them in trouble legally?

Case in point, INSTAGRAM.
If your picture is being used without your permission, isn't it criminal and can be stopped?

not sure about the first part.... but If you read the TOS for instagram, any picture you upload is property of instagram and they can use it however they like (even profit from it).

 

[DirtyHarryPurtyLarry]

not sure about the first part.... but If you read the TOS for instagram, any picture you upload is property of instagram and they can use it however they like (even profit from it).

So say the picture was in your possession and was taken from you. You never gave them permission to use it.

What then?

 

[Scoop]

Most websites own every picture you upload to them.

 

[Hersh]

So say the picture was in your possession and was taken from you. You never gave them permission to use it.

What then?

u omit that right when u make an acct

 

[Saka]

So say the picture was in your possession and was taken from you. You never gave them permission to use it.

What then?

in your possession as in not uploaded or you mean it was on your insta page and someone downloaded it from there?

 

[DirtyHarryPurtyLarry]

u omit that right when u make an acct

An account that uploaded the picture? But the uploaded site didn't abuse the picture

in your possession as in not uploaded or you mean it was on your insta page and someone downloaded it from there?

It was shown to someone and they physically took it into their own possession and uploaded it
then put it in a folder and distributed it so others could upload it and exploit it.
I have proof of those who did it

 

[Saka]

An account that uploaded the picture? But the uploaded site didn't abuse the picture




It was shown to someone and they physically took it into their own possession and uploaded it
then put it in a folder and distributed it so others could upload it and exploit it.
I have proof of those who did it

ye I believe that can be classified as theft as long as you can prove the ORIGINAL file belongs to you which isn't to hard to do.

 

[DirtyHarryPurtyLarry]

ye I believe that can be classified as theft as long as you can prove the ORIGINAL file belongs to you which isn't to hard to do.

What if there was slander involved with the picture?

 

[Saka]

What if there was slander involved with the picture?

ye I'm only speaking in terms of nudes, because i haven't seen this happen in a lot of other situations, but if someone steals 'em and shames you over social media, etc. then they can get in trouble with law.

 

[Scoop]

I'm a law student though I'm not an expert on this topic or anything.

Can you be a bit more specific about what you're asking?

 

[DirtyHarryPurtyLarry]

I'm a law student though I'm not an expert on this topic or anything.

Can you be a bit more specific about what you're asking?

It's about a picture being shown to ONE person
who then secretly uploaded the picture to put it in a folder
to then give out the picture which then got into others hands
which then uploaded it and used it as slander and abuse on social media in public view with their IP address involved