[108061] in Cypherpunks
Re: Census data sold to advertisers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ellen beldner)
Wed Feb 3 02:21:50 1999
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 01:10:10 -0600 (CST)
From: ellen beldner <kira@reject.org>
cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <v03130320b2dd02e18c76@[209.66.100.116]>
Reply-To: ellen beldner <kira@reject.org>
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Tim May wrote:
> At 4:05 AM -0800 2/2/99, Anonymous wrote:
> >This From: Sptimes.com (St. Petersburg Times, Fla.) January 23, 1999
> >http://www.sptimes.com/
> >
> >Florida Has Sold License Photos
> >http://www.sptimes.com/News/12399/State/Florida_has_sold_lice.html
> >
> >That's right. The state got a penny from a company in New Hampshire for
> >your
> >driver's license picture.
...This is a very interesting situation, particularly in light of the fact
that FL has an explicitly stated right-to-privacy clause in its state
constitution. Any news on whether any privacy groups have sued yet?
I wonder if there is a clause that allows FL license holders to say, "no,
I do not want my photo sold"? Certainly, though, the default should be
that photos are only sold with the express permission of the person in the
photo.
I wonder if the government's actions could be considered illegal under
copyright/trademark law: if memory serves, if someone is able to make
money off your image then you legally retain control and can sue anyone
who subverts that right.
-- Ellen
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