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@lila Key is that it's not a copyright issue. Ownership of the images is not in dispute, as the Daily Mail have already asked for permission & therefore acknowledge ownership.
This is a payment dispute.
The Daily Mail knowingly and commercially used my photos despite my denying them permission.
A few days ago, I snapped a picture in The GAP on Oxford Street: their ALWAYS SKINNY mannequins' legs are not only always skinny, but anorexically/starved so. I tweeted it, and TwitPic'd one picture. Then Cory BoingBoing'ed it. Then the WashPo emailed, asking permission to reprint, and asked...
If they don't give a satisfactory response then don't fuck about. Take them to court; don't threaten it, just do it.
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/making-a-complaint/taking-a-dispute-to-the-small-claims-court/your-rights/
The Daily Mail knowingly and commercially used my photos despite my denying them permission.
A few days ago, I snapped a picture in The GAP on Oxford Street: their ALWAYS SKINNY mannequins' legs are not only always skinny, but anorexically/starved so. I tweeted it, and TwitPic'd one picture. Then Cory BoingBoing'ed it. Then the WashPo emailed, asking permission to reprint, and asked...
Get legal on them. They, as mentioned above, rely on you not taking them to court. In court, I suggest, you would win and it would be a very public humiliation their PR people would not want. Invest a few hundred dollars in a "cease and desist with damages" claim.
The chances are it won't get to court however, and I understand that you will be completely out of your comfort zone! Any lawyer worth their salt will at the very least give you half an hour of their time for free just to hear you out. Then claim back the costs from Paperchase.
Can you tell I'm angry? :)
Cannot chase Paperchase...
o here is the infinite problem: What do you do when a huge corporation like Paperchase sucks the blood of a small independent artist with a super long, thick and huge straw? And talking more specifically, my lovely girl from the artwork most of you know “He says he can hear the Forest whisper”...
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