| Caption | : | Sunny Van Develde and Jacqui Turner |
| Image Number | : | 00134684 |
| Venue | : | Cecil Street Studio |
| Location | : | Paddington, Australia |
| Date Taken | : | 16/05/2007 |
| Photo credit | : | TitoMedia.com / DivaMedia |
ok
So, I'll just register. But I can't
because…
"Registration application is only open to professional media concerning worldwide newspapers, magazines, websites, mobile, publicists, PR firms, Model agencies, talent management and event organisations for the purposes of commercial licensing of photo and video content. Registration for personal viewing is not permitted."
Oh. That's weird.
So there's this photo, of Sonny and I, taken a couple of years ago at some event, and I'm not allowed to see it, as I don't work in the above industries – at least not to the extent that I have an email address attached to a registered domain name as further investigations proved I needed.
No big deal, I guess. But they are pretty strict about protecting their intellectual property, and doesn't that smack a little of What the Fuck?
This is a photo of me, and I'm not allowed to view it.
When you are stopped and asked to pose for a photo, you do so knowing that the image may be used in any manner of ways, but you expect to be able to view it yourself. Often it can't be duplicated, or even viewed as anything larger than a thumbnail as with my photo taken at Narcisco Rodriguez, in New York, but I could still view the image.
Well, if I can't see it, why should I let them make money from an image of me?
"TitoMedia respects the copyright & intellectual property
rights of others and we ask that our users do the same. TitoMedia has no
obligation to accept any image requests concerning the removal or altering of
images unless requested by the owner of copyright, intellectual property rights
or required by law. TitoMedia has established a policy for receiving and
processing notifications of infringement in accordance with the applicable laws
and/or TitoMedia policies.
You are required to submit written correspondence sufficient
to constitute an effective Notification of Infringement ("NOI") as
required by TitoMedia policy. The elements required for an effective NOI, and
the contact information for submitting a NOI to TitoMedia, are included below.
If you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on
behalf of the copyright owner and you would like to submit a NOI in response to
this email, please include the following:
A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual
property that you claim has been infringed;
A description of the location where the material that you
claim is infringing is located;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that
the reported use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property
owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the
above information is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual
property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property
owner's behalf; and
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
Your physical signature;
Clear copy of formal photo identification.
Once TitoMedia has received a NOI containing each of the
required elements detailed above, TitoMedia will process your request.
Submissions made by email or telephone will not be accepted
or receive response. Submissions must be made in writing and faxed to:
Copyright Officer
TITOMEDIA.COM
Fax: +1 323 446 8361"
I think the abbreviated version of that is, "We're dickheads."
Really,
what's that all about?
I know I'll ask the photographer who they are shooting for, in future.
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