German Court Rules That You Can't Keep Compromising Photos After a Break-Up

mrspoonsi (2955715) writes "A German amateur photographer has found out after his ex-girlfriend took him to court, which ruled that the subjects of smutty pictures can withdraw their consent if they're naked. [News release in German.] The shutterbug was able to keep the clothed pictures, however, as they weren't considered to compromise the reputation of the woman in question."

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Re:Need better link

[Anonymous Coward]

information

You mean illustration?

Re:Ramifications

[rubycodez]

no worries, Germany has a stellar record of never actually falling down a slipperly slope

Re:Ridiculous

[PopeRatzo]

Cut out the others.

That's why I always make my partners where clothing made out of green screen. That way, I can later use Adobe Premiere to insert images of supermodels.

My last girlfriend, I was able to superimpose a couple of supermodels over all that green.

[OK, see that was a joke. Honey, if you happen to be reading this, I'm just having a little fun with the fellas on Slashdot, and that green lingerie I bought you had nothing to do with CGI.]

Has Your Reputation Been Compromised by Photos?

[Irate Engineer]

Umm ... if you're in court asking this question, yes ... you're reputation is pretty fucked, no matter what the photograph contains.

Unless you are planning to make stripping and oblong vegetable porn a career - DON'T. LET. ANYONE. PHOTOGRAPH. YOU. WITH. A. ZUCCHINI. IN. YOUR. <ORIFICE>! Just don't do it. It's that easy folks to keep a good reputation with the puritans amongst us.