You Could Be Unintentionally Famous.... sort of...

[JimGP20]

I just read this story, and wanted to get your thoughts about it. In this case, the photo was used in a way that really didn't harm the family... but what are the potential dangers here??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_card_photo_prague

Mo. family Christmas photo turns up in Czech ad

ST. LOUIS – It's an international mystery: How did a Missouri family's Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement? Danielle Smith said Wednesday that the photo taken of her family last year got sent to family and friends, and was posted on her blog and a few social networking sites. The photo showed her and her husband Jeff holding their two young children.
About 10 days ago, one of Smith's college friends was driving through Prague when he spotted their huge smiling faces in the window of a store specializing in Europeann food. He snapped a few pictures and sent them to a flabbergasted Smith.

[JenyEliza]

Interesting....I wonder where the advertising agency picked up the picture? I'm guessing they grabbed it right off the social networking site and used it because it was FREE.

This is one reason why our MySpace pages are locked down. Nobody can see or use our pictures unless we absolutely know you. I know of someone whose teenaged daughter had her picture grabbed off the internet. Her daughter's head was photoshopped onto a naked body and sent around the world as porn. The person who did the photo shopping did a pretty darn good job, and the photo looks authentic.

Once something's out on the web, you basically don't own it anymore. Its available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection. Rememebr that when posting things here and on other websites!

Jen

[LouC]

I just read this story, and wanted to get your thoughts about it. In this case, the photo was used in a way that really didn't harm the family... but what are the potential dangers here??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_card_photo_prague

Luckily this was not a serious negative outcome incident.

It is a good object lesson though for people posting their pics on the internet.