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What do I do if a newspaper posted my photo and didn’t credit me? (alien.top)
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I openeded Facebook earlier to an article from my town’s local newspaper with at least 5 of my photos from a local music festival included in the article without any credit. I gave the band permission to use my photos however they would like, as long as I’m given credit. They used my photos to promote a show they’re doing, in the newspaper, and they told the newspaper who I was. But then the newspaper printed off copies without crediting me there, nor online and I’m not sure what to do. I tried to contact them and they said I could “leave a message” and they never got back to me. I don’t know if there’s anything I can do.

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[–] thatdude391@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Theres a lot of bad advice in this thread and some stupid advice that comes up a lot that says you should demand payment. Honestly here is a practical way to move forward without wasting resources and take it as a learning experience. Email the editor. Explain the situation and just ask for credit in any future uses of the photo and a correction to any online/social media postings.

In the future, just include a small watermark on the corner if you are going to give them out. Give the band the option to buy the photo(s) for a fee if they want it removed. That way you don’t miss out on credit. Make it a nice watermark too not the shitty ones that try to be center stage, or are laid over the entire image.