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Family's Christmas Photos Hawk Groceries In Prague

Posted by kdawson on from the smiling-happy-faces dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Telegraph reports that Jeff and Danielle Smith sent a photo of themselves with their two young children to family and friends as a Christmas card, and posted the image on her blog and a few social networking websites. Then, last month, a friend of the family was vacationing in the Czech Republic when he spotted a full size poster of the Missouri family's smiling faces in the window of a local supermarket in Prague, advertising a grocery delivery service. The friend snapped a few pictures and sent them to the Smiths, who were flabbergasted. Mario Bertuccio, who owns the Grazie store in Prague, admitted that he had found the photo online but thought it was computer-generated and promised to remove it, and 'We'll be happy to write an e-mail with our apology,' he says. Meanwhile Mrs. Smith has received 180,000 visitors and over 500 comments on her blog since she posted the story. She says she is glad the photo wasn't used in an unseemly manner. 'Interesting. Bizarre. Flattering, I suppose,' writes Mrs. Smith. 'But quite creepy.'"

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  1. Re:Murky Legal Boundaries by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'd be interested to hear your views on filesharing and copyrights.

    If you think that using a person's picture without consent or knowledge is fine, I'd be willing to bet you think that violating copyright is also fine, since, as you say, no harm is done.

  2. Re:Big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I also "borrow" material from the internet for printing. Guess what, it's not front-page news. Everyone does it, and I'm sure I've published someone's vacation photo before. I try to use public domain images, but if they're not forthcoming then I've got a deadline to meet.

    Please don't take this the wrong way, but you're a despicable human being.

  3. Re:For chrissakes, you're American, right? by Muad'Dave · · Score: 0, Troll

    The likely procedes, however,...

    Aaargh!!

    Procedes == not a word
    Proceeds == gain or profit
    Preceeds == comes before

    It's English - treat it with respect, please. Oh, and see my sig for more sage advice.

    --
    Tiller's Rule: Never use a word in written form that you've only heard and never read. You will end up looking foolish.