Should we own our own image?

[Cyanin]

You see, A LOT, images taken by paparazzi. Everywhere, littering magazines and sensationalizing what is for some, their regular lives.

But that got me thinking. Anyone can take your picture, anyone at all. And clearly, the images they take, can be published without your consent, used in advertising, or whatever.

Is this right? Is it something we should just deal with, or should be we able to charge if someone plans on printing a picture of us.

I can cite a fairly creepy example. Facebook, in it's quest for world dominance and the first pure- diamond headquarters, has sold images of people to companies wishing to make an advert. That's right, that picture of you on the beach with a big ol smile in Cali, is now an ad for suncream on a poster, which could be anywhere else in the world. That however, is because under Facebook's terms, they own any picture you upload.

But do you consider that when you upload a photo? Should the law be changed so you can charge for images of you that have been used to make money, and have?

 

[MordinSolus]

Let there be privacy! I would rather not be on a magazine in a place I don't know about. However, I'm sure other people would like to get paid for having their picture be used.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

(this is speaking as someone who aspires to be famous as an adult)

The only time I can conceive myself having a problem with an image of me being used without my consent and without me being compensated is if the image is of something embarrassing or incriminating. However, if that is the case, then it's 100% my fault for doing something embarrassing or incriminating in the first place. So I shouldn't get a say and I certainly shouldn't get any money for it.