News flash for the media: you can’t sell photos grabbed from Twitter | Ars Technica: "It's become common for news agencies to feature all kinds of content found on Twitter in their articles and broadcasts. But this ruling suggests what behavior is clearly out of bounds. Distributing photos on a commercial basis—with an incorrect byline to boot—evidently falls in that category.
Joseph Baio, Morel's lawyer, told Reuters today that the case showed commercial news use of Twitter photos is illegal, and the trial will determine what the consequences should be.
Twitter was never a party to the case. A Twitter spokesman asked about the case today simply reiterated the company's policy, that "Twitter users own their photos.""
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