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Originally Posted by Sue Allen
Terms and Conditions:
5. SPECIFIC RULES RELATING TO CONDUCT: You agree that when using the Website Service you will comply with all Applicable Laws (as defined in paragraph 3), these Terms and you acknowledge that you are responsible for all acts and omissions which occur under your user-name. In particular, but without limitation, you agree not to:
c. Upload, post or otherwise display any Content containing a photograph of another person unless you have obtained that person’s consent;
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Does'nt that make this section a little difficult??
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I would say that you're not breaking any laws by posting photos of people you don't have permission from so the onus is on those responsible who mange the forums to check with each individual member to ensure they aren't breaking the forum rules. Of course in practice that would be impossible to implement!!
Relax, it's purely lawyer speak. The PR team know this and I'm sure if they had it their way they'd rather not pander to the vampires (sorry I men lawyers ((apologies to any lawyer's on here!)) and remove silly impractical clauses like that. It's solely covering their *** should someone post a defamatory photo and legal proceeding begin.
Let's face it... We're all adults on here and someone, whether it's the PR admin or other forum users, would highlight a problematic picture pretty quickly. Anyway, it's usually the caption/description that lands photographers in hot water!!!
Post away Sue!
Ben