I want somebody to take down the pictures where I'm showing up...is this ok from the legal stand point?

Question

Hi,
I had some pictures where I'm showing up with a particular person (with whom I was together but not anymore) and other persons.

Now, that person with whom I was together posted those pics in an online photo album.

I don't want to show up there. Can I ask that person to take down those pics or blur me in those pics beyond recognition? She doesn't have any written consent from me to put those pics online. Not even verbal consent...

Is my request a legitimate one and is she required to comply?
If she doesn't comply in a timely manner can I go to a lawyer? What kind of lawyer do i need?

Thank you.

Ok, the pics where I'm showing up are not naked! It's me and her, or me and her and other friends.

I already sent her an email (one week ago) telling her, very nicely and protocolar, that I want those pics down or she should blur my face and body so I am not recognizable.I told her that I might see a lawyer if she doesn't comply.

She didn't answer...

I sent her a notification again yesterday...

She told me that she will do it when she has time...duh...that could mean the end of the year! It doesn't take more than 5 minutes to do so! And if I want to see a lawyer it's my business, not her.

What are the measures a lawyer can take regarding this? How she will be affected (shown on her legal records, affected at wotk,etc)?

The pics are hosted on Google's Picasa website.

She doesn't have any consent (wrriten or verbally) from anyone (surely not from me!) to post those pics online.

What I am troubled is that I don't have to do anything with this person anymore! She stopped being my friend (at her request). So if she stopped that (and I agreed) then I want to removed any link to her...and those pics can be one of them.

I just don't want to be in her photo albums (yes, in some of the pics I've smilled, other s were taken by other people and she got them and posted online, others she took but I wasn't aware).

Answer 1

i would say that if you were aware that she took these pictures of you, you looked into the camera and smiled, then you gave her consent. a lawyer will cost you quite a lot of money. these must be some good pics. please post a link, so we will know a little bit about what you are troubled by!

Answer 2

E-mail the ex and ask them nicely to remove it or blur you as he should have asked you before he used it. Keep a copy of the e-mail preferably with the date on it.
If it hasn't been removed in a week or so then e-mail the people in charge of the site and tell them attach a copy of the e-mail you sent and reply you got. They should make him remove the photo or they will delete the page. Either way it's cheaper than hiring a lawyer

Answer 3

I'm not an attorney, but here's my opinion. It sounds like the only thing embarrassing about the photos is you no longer wish to associate with this person. If they were selling the photos or otherwise profiting from them, you would probably have a case. If she is simply posting photos of herself and friends, and you knowingly allowed the photos to be taken, I doubt you can legally force her to remove them. Apparently asking politely has not helped.

Answer 4

well to be honest, most people won't comply upon just asking. you should try to ask her nicely, tho, letting her know she can just blur you out if that's what you want, because it's a suggestion alternative to just deleting them.

also, if they are her pictures, and everyone consented to being in them, i think she might have legalities of being able to post them, however you can read the policy that this website has and see if it says anything about others not wanting to be online in such situations and your rights with regards to this. i think you can make a case if necessary.

Answer 5

If you didn't want to have pictures of you naked on the Internet, then you shouldn't have taken them.

I doubt there is anything you can do about it, unless you are underage and then it would be child pornography.