Picture in magazine...but I'm not happy !!

[brianw999]

In the May issue of "Pilot" magazine I finally managed to get a magazine publication of one of my pictures. Now, you might think that that's a bit of an achievement ....except that it's in the sales part of the back of the magazine being used to advertise part shares, and the person placing the advert didn't have the decency to even email me to ask permission to use the picture. It could only have been taken from JP.net as the picture concerned is not available anywhere else. It is therefore very obviously a copyrighted picture.

I've spoken to the aircraft owner (not the person placing the advert), a very pleasant lady who seemed genuinely sorry that copyright had been transgressed. She was keen to take my name and phone number so maybe there will be an offer of a flight (or a pair of heavies visiting for phoning her !!).

I suppose I am secretly pleased that someone saw fit to use one of my pics but a request for permission would have been nice.

[exmanx]

Happens a lot Brian. All you can do, unless you have a demon lawyer as a friend, is be grateful they liked it enough to use.

Also a concise letter with request for payment helps.

Andy