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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 410145" data-attributes="member: 9619">However, Scott's intention at the time he took the photo, was NOT to sell it.&nbsp; According to the parks rule, if you go into the park with the intention of taking photos for commercial use/selling them, you need the permit.&nbsp; Again, that was not Scott's intention when he took that photo over a year ago.&nbsp; In this case, the park would have to prove that Scott had the intention of selling the photo at the time of pressing the shutter button.&nbsp; The letter they sent him, seems to be a &quot;hail mary&quot; kind of letter, in that they are hoping that he will just cough up the money without a fight.&nbsp; Just think of how much time/money they are wasting going after $30 AUD.....&nbsp; i am pretty sure they will just drop it and have the letter serve Scott as a warning/reminder.Stealing a photo from someones website is entirely different.&nbsp; Copyright laws dictate that once your press the shutter button, that photo belongs to you, it is your &quot;property&quot;.&nbsp; When someone takes a photo from my blog, it is theft.&nbsp; Plain and simple.&nbsp; Scott taking a photo of nature, is not stealing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 410145, member: 9619"] However, Scott's intention at the time he took the photo, was NOT to sell it. According to the parks rule, if you go into the park with the intention of taking photos for commercial use/selling them, you need the permit. Again, that was not Scott's intention when he took that photo over a year ago. In this case, the park would have to prove that Scott had the intention of selling the photo at the time of pressing the shutter button. The letter they sent him, seems to be a "hail mary" kind of letter, in that they are hoping that he will just cough up the money without a fight. Just think of how much time/money they are wasting going after $30 AUD..... i am pretty sure they will just drop it and have the letter serve Scott as a warning/reminder. Stealing a photo from someones website is entirely different. Copyright laws dictate that once your press the shutter button, that photo belongs to you, it is your "property". When someone takes a photo from my blog, it is theft. Plain and simple. Scott taking a photo of nature, is not stealing. [/QUOTE]

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