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On July 9, 2009, the Daily Mail STOLE my pictures of Suzanne Corona
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1285015/Suzanne-Corona-face-adultery-charge-having-sex-US-park.html
The editors did not ask permission and I got no compensation. They ignored my e-mails and I couldn't get through on the phone. I couldn't afford an attorney to deal with it.
They owe me at least $1K per photo, especially considering how high in search the story still appears for "Suzanne Corona."
My pictures were posted to my news site, not to twitter or any other social networking site.
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...
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