SyFy "forgets" to get permission to use photos for a TV show

Heroes of Copyright Infringement – The Photographer litigation against SyFy/NBC | bgzstudios.com/blog

Whoops! You'd think a tv network would have an army of lawyers that would stop them and say, "Hey we need releases from all of the photographers, and to pay them if that is what they want."

The threats to 'go public' via social media it totally unprofessional in my book. In fact, the bulk of his correspodence to SyFy is unprofessional. He comes off like a jilted 13-yo girl.

480sparky said:

The threats to 'go public' via social media it totally unprofessional in my book. In fact, the bulk of his correspodence to SyFy is unprofessional. He comes off like a jilted 13-yo girl.

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I think the threat is unprofessional (although smart to use as leverage), but I don't think the way he went about everything is. He's quoting copyright law properly and produced hard proof of violations. He was correct in saying that this would be a big PR blunder on their part and is probably going to get some money because of it. Short of hiring a lawyer to begin with, which would've cost a lot of money up front, I think this was the best way to go about it.

Also a summary of things: Photographer Set to Sue SyFy/NBC for Copyright Infringement | Fstoppers