Comments on: Photography a growing problem?

By: simon

simon — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Matt, Miwa’s Simon here, nice blog.

That advertising campaign is actually continuation of recent campaign about protecting artists’ rights to their own image, from misuse and abuse (and the organization probably goes overboard with trying to protect any unauthorized use…)

Here’s the link:
http://www.jame.or.jp/syozoken/

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

also matt, i remember one day we were walking out for lunch in gotanda and we stopped at the crosswalk. i remember a girl across the street, flipped out her keitai and took YOUR picture.

this was awhile ago but i was surprised. you never even noticed it. i didn’t see the shot she got but it looked like she got a great shot of your face.

you should definitely be looking out for your mug shot online… -_^

By: matt

matt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

ah, thanks for telling me when you noticed that i didn’t notice…

By: Gen

Gen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This image (which if you look carefully looks like a CGI, not a photo) and the topics behind it have been recently discussed on the JP-photographers mailing list, which is a nice, new list for photographers in Japan.

http://esthet.org/japanphotography/

By: Yosteve

Yosteve — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

have you seen ditto.com? a way to search for things by picture . . . and lots of photos!

By: noface

noface — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“but it’s my understanding that at least in the U.S., once you step outside you submit yourself to the public lens.”

And it’s that kind of thinking that contributes to the downfall of mankind. The campaign is about courtesy to others, not photographers “rights.”

By: matt

matt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually noface, if you checked out the links given above, you’d have noticed that it’s JAME sponsoring the campaign. The ads may give the impression it’s about “courtesy to others”, but I’m willing to bet they have a different ultimate agenda (perhaps something along the lines of retaining copyrights and keeping the profits flowing :)

and you don’t have to worry about the downfall of mankind — i’m the last person anyone would want to ask to take a picture.

By: Anders Jacobsen's blog

Anders Jacobsen's blog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The end of photoblogging?

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