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“Aspiring model Rebecca Battino’s career got off to a strange start when sexy self-portraits she took as a 16-year-old popped up in an online iTunes application called ‘eXtreme Cam Girls,'” Boniello reports. “Unbeknownst to her, the images soon spread like a virus to dozens of flesh sites across the Web, making her an international sex sensation.”
Boniello reports, “Battino, now 19, took the pictures of herself in the mirror with a digital camera. The steamy shots were swiped from her computer, Battino claims in a $1 million Manhattan federal-court lawsuit that accuses Apple and app-maker Samba Studios of copyright infringement.”
“The application has since been removed from the iTunes store, but Battino is fuming that she hasn’t gotten any credit — or cash — for the shots,” Boniello reports. “‘I was just upset that I’m not being paid for my pictures,’ she told The Post. ‘I’m not embarrassed.'”
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she’s getting thousands of dollars in free publicity from this app. Apple should be attaching her future wages as unpaid royalties!
she’s getting thousands of dollars in free publicity from this app. Apple should be attaching her future wages as unpaid royalties!
Bet she wont think its funny when she gets arrested now. She has admitted to creation of child pornography. And yes she wouldn’t be the first underage self pic taker to be charged as such.
Bet she wont think its funny when she gets arrested now. She has admitted to creation of child pornography. And yes she wouldn’t be the first underage self pic taker to be charged as such.
@ChrissyOne:
This exchange started because of your mindless defense of a trumped-up “injury” claim. So yes, it’s already quite clear that you are capable of taking leave of your senses and posting stupid crap.
Is it worthwhile to respond to stupid crap with more crap? Probably not, but I couldn’t resist. I must say, the intensity of your defense of this gold-digging bimbo doesn’t make you look like the brightest bulb on the block.
@ChrissyOne:
This exchange started because of your mindless defense of a trumped-up “injury” claim. So yes, it’s already quite clear that you are capable of taking leave of your senses and posting stupid crap.
Is it worthwhile to respond to stupid crap with more crap? Probably not, but I couldn’t resist. I must say, the intensity of your defense of this gold-digging bimbo doesn’t make you look like the brightest bulb on the block.
TRRosen — WHAT?!?
She hasn’t “admitted” to anything. Furthermore, simple nudity, even of a minor, is not classified as “child pornography”. And if she’s in a bathing suit in the pictures, well . . . your claims are too stupid to waste any more effort on.
TRRosen — WHAT?!?
She hasn’t “admitted” to anything. Furthermore, simple nudity, even of a minor, is not classified as “child pornography”. And if she’s in a bathing suit in the pictures, well . . . your claims are too stupid to waste any more effort on.
alansky — Don’t cry about it just because ChrissyOne pwned you throughout this thread. The fact is that she is correct — copyright is conveyed INSTANTLY upon creation and DOES NOT require a copyright notice. There’s no more compelling argument that you hold copyright in something than the example of PICTURES OF YOU TAKEN BY YOU!!!
If someone used pictures of me and didn’t have my permission (and also didn’t exercise due diligence in clearing the photo rights) then that’s tough sh-t for them.
ChrissyOne is correct.
alansky — Don’t cry about it just because ChrissyOne pwned you throughout this thread. The fact is that she is correct — copyright is conveyed INSTANTLY upon creation and DOES NOT require a copyright notice. There’s no more compelling argument that you hold copyright in something than the example of PICTURES OF YOU TAKEN BY YOU!!!
If someone used pictures of me and didn’t have my permission (and also didn’t exercise due diligence in clearing the photo rights) then that’s tough sh-t for them.
ChrissyOne is correct.
@Capatain Camera:
There is an echo in here! ChrissyOne is correct in your humble and not very well-informed opinion. Everybody’s a legal expert today! Neither you nor ChrissyOne see the absurdity of your parrot-like position, quoting chapter and verse of regulations that make absolutely no sense even if they exist. This is called “not seeing the forest for the trees.” You should try using your brain for something other than a garbage can. Thinking for yourself is very refreshing!
@Capatain Camera:
There is an echo in here! ChrissyOne is correct in your humble and not very well-informed opinion. Everybody’s a legal expert today! Neither you nor ChrissyOne see the absurdity of your parrot-like position, quoting chapter and verse of regulations that make absolutely no sense even if they exist. This is called “not seeing the forest for the trees.” You should try using your brain for something other than a garbage can. Thinking for yourself is very refreshing!
I work in the field, pal. I’ve fought cases with my patent attorney (who handles all manner of intellectual property law) against Viacom and others.
“Even if they exist”? Wow. Talk about humble. AND “not very well-informed”.
Bottom line: You characterize the woman as looking for a payday, but the fact is she is entitled to compensation if her image was used without permission. That’s actually, you know . . . THE LAW.
By the way, nice ad hominem attack in your last two sentences. Must be a liberal.
I work in the field, pal. I’ve fought cases with my patent attorney (who handles all manner of intellectual property law) against Viacom and others.
“Even if they exist”? Wow. Talk about humble. AND “not very well-informed”.
Bottom line: You characterize the woman as looking for a payday, but the fact is she is entitled to compensation if her image was used without permission. That’s actually, you know . . . THE LAW.
By the way, nice ad hominem attack in your last two sentences. Must be a liberal.
@Captain America:
Oh, I forgot: It must be right if it’s “the law”. What a laugh! Sorry, but I have no patience with people who simply regurgitate what they’ve been taught. If you view that an “attack”, so be it. I’d rather be a “liberal” than a robot.
@Captain America:
Oh, I forgot: It must be right if it’s “the law”. What a laugh! Sorry, but I have no patience with people who simply regurgitate what they’ve been taught. If you view that an “attack”, so be it. I’d rather be a “liberal” than a robot.
T – H – E L – A – W !
It’s right AND it’s the law. To be compensated for something you created. A fundamental tenet of western civilization. And a primary component of capitalism.
“ad hominem” means personal attack. You can look it up. That’s what you did. You made the discussion personal, which is what people tend to do when their position is without factual merit and they’ve got nothing else to fall back on.
If you don’t like the law, then change it. But it always seems to be people who don’t create anything (or those who spend a lot of time stealing other peoples’ creations) who think the core concept of copyright is “stupid” or “outdated”.
As one example, I bet you Apple might disagree.
T – H – E L – A – W !
It’s right AND it’s the law. To be compensated for something you created. A fundamental tenet of western civilization. And a primary component of capitalism.
“ad hominem” means personal attack. You can look it up. That’s what you did. You made the discussion personal, which is what people tend to do when their position is without factual merit and they’ve got nothing else to fall back on.
If you don’t like the law, then change it. But it always seems to be people who don’t create anything (or those who spend a lot of time stealing other peoples’ creations) who think the core concept of copyright is “stupid” or “outdated”.
As one example, I bet you Apple might disagree.
@Captain America:
Are we frothing at the mouth yet? Take your meds and STFU.
@Captain America:
Are we frothing at the mouth yet? Take your meds and STFU.
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Hehehehe … alansky gettin’ b*tchslapped all up in dis’ hizzy !
Hehehehe … alansky gettin’ b*tchslapped all up in dis’ hizzy !