Comments on: Adorable child in NGO fund-raising photo sues for royalties

By: Headlines 4/3/10 | Clare Herbert

Headlines 4/3/10 | Clare Herbert — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:52:41 +0000

[...] Interesting story about a child in the developing world suing for the use of his image without permission. [...]

By: Emer Beamer

Emer Beamer — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:32:08 +0000

Good post, I am sure it will happen sooner or later.
imho: Anyone’s (portrait) photo which is used for publication should be asked for their permission, if it is a child the parent or guardian should be asked.
Re payment: If it is for a non-commercial publication, paying a fee is less normal, while if the publication has a commercial or fund raising aim, the model should be paid in accordance with local market prices. You can also consider a royalty deal, this is more complicated to administer.
In ‘fair’ business, anyone who contributes to the creation of value should be compensated.
Good evening.

By: The Gold Standard » Poverty and practice from Berkeley

The Gold Standard » Poverty and practice from Berkeley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:13:27 +0000

[...] out these posts at Aidwatchers. They are both serious and fun. 20 Feb 2010 | By V Anantha Nageswaran | Concerning [...]

By: peter den hond

peter den hond — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:04:10 +0000

Great joke, although I must confess, that as director of FairMail you got me worried for a second. Although it is a joke, it does touch a serious issue being that beautifull images from southern countries are being stolen by westerners to maken money on in the northern countries. What to do about it?

Worldportraits is documenting the details of all the people it takes pictures of so they can send them a part of the earnings. Still the pictures are taken by western photographers who earn the biggest part.

FairMail Cards has trained 27 Peruvian and Indian teenagers to take the pictures in their own countries with which they have earned over 27.000 euro’s with over the last 2,5 years. As the teenagers take millions of pictures though it is impossible to write down the details of all the people, landschapes and flowers they take pictues of.

Who has a better idea about what FairMail can improve?

By: Socialites Without Borders reach out to Rwandans | lingamish

Socialites Without Borders reach out to Rwandans | lingamish — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:29:15 +0000

[...] Adorable child in NGO fund-raising photo sues for royalties [...]

By: Christa

Christa — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:36:06 +0000

I used to work with an INGO that was very careful about seeking permission for photographs and getting the subjects to sign waivers. But I often wondered if many of the people signing those waivers actually understood the nature of the permission they were granting. Can you even understand what could happen with your photo if you’ve never used a computer or seen the magazine rack in Borders? It’s a bit of a Catch 22 in my opinion.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:43:12 +0000

Darn. I thought it was a true story of justice achieved. One day…
We’re pinning our hopes on you, @E Aboyeji!

By: Swahili Street

Swahili Street — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:58:27 +0000

Over ten years ago admittedly, an NGO I worked for used a picture of a little African kid on fund raising envelopes back in europe. S/he (can’t recall) was the child of a driver employed by the NGO.

Whose child is pictured above?

By: Word_Bandit

Word_Bandit — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:40:31 +0000

Too bad this satire is accompanied by a picture.

By: Wayan

Wayan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:18:54 +0000

Careful, there is an actual organization called “Care for the Children” and I could see them pseudonym-ing some particularly ill or fly-ridden child as little Bill Easterly in their ads as payback