Photogs Seek Accountability for Infringed Kerry Photos

[kskiska]

Several historic photos of John Kerry have circulated the Internet in recent weeks in an attempt to discredit the presidential candidate. At least three of the photographs have been taken from the Corbis Web site, and photographers who own the copyrights are now asking the company to track down the infringers and hold them responsible.

The photos have been copied and used without permission on several Web sites in an attempt to link Kerry with controversial antiwar activist Jane Fonda. Two separate photos, one of Kerry by Ken Light and one of Fonda by Owen Franken, were digitally doctored and made to look like a newspaper clipping of an AP photo.

"I would like Corbis to get to the bottom of how this happened and who the originator of it was and then it's up to Corbis to deal with it," says Light, now a teaching fellow at the graduate school of photojournalism at the University of California at Berkeley.

Corbis spokesperson Michael Croan declined to comment on the latest cases of infringement for fear it might jeopardize any potential litigation, but he says the company's lawyers are currently gathering facts and "looking into it with vigor."

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The picture was created by "Registered" at FreeRepublic. Can't they trace him?

[Kamika]

1. lol goodluck

They have no way of stopping stuff like this.. better they use money on something worthwhile

[wabeewoman]

2. Maybe not

but I think its worthwhile trying. Especially when it is done with malicious intent such as this. I say track them down and fine them!