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.
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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.
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.