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16 Aug, 2008

Apparently Getty Images owns the view of Seattle from Gasworks Park…

Posted by: Jason Burns In: Photography

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So last night, I decided to go take some photos to give Aperture a real workout in RAW image processing. I love the view of Seattle from Gasworks Park and thought that if I hurried, I could catch it at sunset. I drove like hell and unfortunately just missed the sun.

I decided to take a few photos anyway, and when I got to the retaining wall that separates the little lookout area from the water, I saw this stenciled on the retaining wall.

So does Getty Images have the right to copyright anything now? Can they say what we can and can’t take photos of? Should I expect to see one of these tattooed on my favorite NBA player soon?

I don’t know if this is a joke, a spoof or what…if it’s serious, color me concerned.

This post copyright Getty Images.

2 Responses to "Apparently Getty Images owns the view of Seattle from Gasworks Park…"

1 | Arnan

August 16th, 2008 at 5:52 pm

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But what are they copyrigthing… the wall? the water? horizon? sky? or just everything you can see from that point…. It makes no sense really so it must be fake.

2 | aimee

August 19th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

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i wonder if that’s a snarky comment on the previous widely-internets-circulated Getty bullshit:
http://flickr.com/photos/bar-art/991187280

*shrug* kinda funny, if so.

but still kinda bullshit.

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