Valuable Photos

tokers.r.jokers

Hi

I person i know posted some previously unseen photographs on facebook which i believe may be of some value to newspapers!

What is the legal stance if i sell these photos to a newspaper?

Thanks

r14

Facebook own all photos posted on their site. Taken from their ts and cs here:

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I don't think you can sell the photos on unless they are your own photos.

tokers.r.jokers

ok

but what would the stance be if i did sell them?

jhegarty

It's not yours to sell. Except legal troubles if you proceed.

tokers.r.jokers

What kind of charge would it be?

Some type of theft?
Also these photos are posted on a social networking website. Do papers not use these all the time anyway?

Are the newspapers not stealing when they use the photos from facebook and bebo?

legalmillie

Facebook would probably injunct whoever you sell the photos to from publishing them. You might find them hard to sell as most papers etc won't buy them as they are no use for them to use. You will find yourself in court most probably. In order to take the pics off facebook you have to tick a box saying you have the right to use them. You don't unless they are your pictures.

Duffman

Legal issues aside, shoddy 640 pixel facebook images won't be any use to a print publication.