snegron wrote: liamh wrote: Grognard wrote: ?? This makes no sense at all.
I\'ll clarify then.
You called a professional photographer a moron on a photography forum frequented by professional photographers. That is potentially libelous and whilst you may well be right, it\'s not the sensible thing to do in this litigious society we find ourselves in.
In order for the OP\'s comments to be libelous, the affected party has to prove damages. The only thing that can potentially damage the \"affected party\" was the horrible photograph she took. The OP\'s comments are opinions, which in turn, are protected by freedom of speech.
No, saying you think it is a horrible picture like you have said is an opinion, calling someone a moron is potentially libelous because it can damage the photographers reputation.
I\'ve photographed leading politicians many times, indeed before the last general election here in the UK, I conduced a seminar to educate all the senior political aides of one of the national parties, on how to manage the media and avoid situations where they\'d be made to look foolish.
It amazed me then how naive they all were about film, video and photography and quite frankly, I\'m amazed that an experienced campaigner like McCain would be caught out so easily.
Sep 14, 2008 at 09:23 AM
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?? This makes no sense at all.