PIA Using A.net Images Without Permission

[Winglets747]

While browsing PIA's website, I came to this page (http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_About/pia-about_fleet.asp) and initially did not pay attention to the images on the right until I noticed the 777 image second from bottom and how much that looked like a 31R arrival. Then I noticed that all of these were not typical PR images, but rather the type of photos we would take.

After a quick glance in the A.net database I found a few all-too-similar matches.

The top photo is from MAN: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1069822/L/
The middle image is from YYZ: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1017791/L/

(I didn't look for the rest of the images.) One of the photographers I e-mailed replied back saying yes that was his image without permission on PIA's site.

So if you know the photographer of any of those images (or if that 777 is your 31R arrival :wink: ) best to pass this along.

-Will

[emshighway]

(Just being Devil's Advocate) Couldn't they state you didn't have permission to photograph their craft?

[T-Bird76]

(Just being Devil's Advocate) Couldn't they state you didn't have permission to photograph their craft?

No they couldn't unless it was on their property. A photographer is protected under the Bill of Rights and under that as long as we are in a public area we can take pictures of whatever and whomever we want and do whatever we want with those pictures. Its freedom of speech and photography is considered an expression of ones views.

[Mellyrose]

This is a serious thing. The company should absolutely (at the very least) ask for permission and (at best) pay for the rights to the photo. Especially since these photos were most likely stolen from Anet, it's a directly copyright infringement.

[T-Bird76]

A bit off topic but I also just noticed PIA is using U.S Airways solgan, "Come fly with US." Man they really do rip off copyrights.

[emshighway]

You may want to check out the following book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... rtpkrag-20 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584281944/bertpkrag-20)

The Photographers Right Flyer:
http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

[T-Bird76]

You may want to check out the following book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... rtpkrag-20 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584281944/bertpkrag-20)

The Photographers Right Flyer:
http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

Got both already, hehe.

[emshighway]

You may want to check out the following book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... rtpkrag-20 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584281944/bertpkrag-20)

The Photographers Right Flyer:
http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

Got both already, hehe.

Thought you would.

Have you seen:
http://www.alternet.org/rights/22084/
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.js ... &aid=57334 (http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=5&aid=57334)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/ ... laws_x.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-camera-laws_x.htm) and followup http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/ ... ghts_x.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2006-08-11-photography-rights_x.htm) ?

[emshighway]

On that note:

Hey Phil, what did you do with that shot of the "No Photos" sign you took at Delta?

[nwafan20]

Did somebody post this on A.net already?