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dotwrnr:
So DH scanned in some old photos of his parents and posted them in a Facebook album.  About an hour later, two things happened.

1. His niece, "Charlotte", copied one of the pictures and posted it, along with the caption, in her own album. Charlotte did not mention that she took it from DH's Facebook album.

2. His sister, "Caroline" made one of the photos into her profile picture.

Are either of these actions rude?

About six months ago, DH created a Facebook album that included 3 or 4 pix he took of his dad.  Caroline copied the pictures into a Facebook album on her own FB page, then sent a note to their nephew saying basically, "Come check out my pictures of your Grandpa."

I'm pretty sure that is rude, but what say the eHellions?

jais:
It's not rude.  Once you put them on facebook, they are fair game.  Sorry.

Raintree:
I think that once you post a picture to the web it can be taken by anyone who has access to that page, and forwarded/posted/emailed anywhere, so there is no reasonable expectation of keeping it contained.

That being said, if I want to lift photos to post on my own facebook page, I always send a PM first to the person who posted them, saying, "Hey, I like that shot....do you mind if I post it on my own page?"

Balletmom:
My 13 y/o tells me this is not a big deal regarding Facebook, because no one is going to think the Facebook copiers made the photographs in the first place.

The pictures are of a mutual relative, so taking them is not considered a rude act, per se.

However, if your DH wants to restrict the wholesale borrowing, he needs to say so in a "Please ask for permission before yout take photos from here" kind of way. I'd feel the same way he does about, but he needs to make that clear, since a large number of people have no clue otherwise.

 

Veronica:

--- Quote from: dotwrnr on November 11, 2009, 10:59:33 PM ---So DH scanned in some old photos of his parents and posted them in a Facebook album.  About an hour later, two things happened.

1. His niece, "Charlotte", copied one of the pictures and posted it, along with the caption, in her own album. Charlotte did not mention that she took it from DH's Facebook album.

2. His sister, "Caroline" made one of the photos into her profile picture.


--- End quote ---

Did he get your parents permission to post them on the internet?  Had he even taken the pictures in the first place?  I think these were fair game.

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