Topic Proposal: Use of Photographs without Consent

There are several variations to this issue. There are many instances where photographers have taken pictures of people, or a scene where a person ends up being in the picture and the photographer never asks that person for their consent to use that photograph. This ranges from pictures in a newspaper and other publications to a company using someone’s picture in marketing which has resulted in many civil lawsuits. Another main issue in this topic is a person using a photograph that they did not take and not asking the photographer permission to use it or giving them credit. This also has different severities as if someone were to use a friend’s picture off of facebook or the use of a picture for presentation or report purposes without the photographer’s permission.