Comments on: Sorry sir, you can’t have your photos

By: Ege

Ege — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:02:54 +0000

i knew that usa was a free country, i had been wrong

By: wyndrunner

wyndrunner — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:42:33 +0000

I just have to echo others here. If you keep shopping at places like Target, WalMart, Sam’s Club you must expect the worst. Always. And remember that what you think is the worst that could happen is often mild compared to what these stores will think up. Keep being sheep and this country will continue to go down the drain. I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, shop at these stores.

By: Ryan Metcalf

Ryan Metcalf — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:20:53 +0000

If they are their own photos, couldn’t they just write themselves up a copyright release?

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:40:05 +0000

I’ve heard of something similar (if not the same case) a little less than a year ago. Walmart never stopped me…yet

By: arse

arse — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 05:26:59 +0000

it is b.s. to not get the photos, but why is anyone taking their film to target, if you act like part of the herd you will be treated like one.

By: hoodoo

hoodoo — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:17:19 +0000

It’s not the clerk’s or store’s fault, here’s why:

The professional photographers association sends undercover people in to stores, and attempt to make copies of copyrighted photos using the Kodak picture maker or other forms. If the clerk or store does not flag the order, then they can both be fined. Currently there ar no limits to the dollar amount they can seek. Some companies and individuals have been fined in excess of $25,000. I know, I work in a photo lab, and it’s no joke. I have had to stop people from producing photos that were obviously not theirs. Sorry, I do not have $25,000 so some retard can make copies of their shitty Glamor Shots.

By: Jon Thysell

Jon Thysell — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:05:09 +0000

http://www.polikua.com/archives/2005/03/31/2275/

Same thing happened to me at WalMart. I edited a photo in Photoshop and added some text to give as a gift. Morons thought I had taken a photo of a $4.99 full size poster to make a 8×10 copy for $4.74.

By: Battin

Battin — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:53:42 +0000

omg…

By: nef

nef — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:21:15 +0000

This is just another example of how this country is going down the crapper fast. The land of the free. I think not. The Corporate States of America. You can’t smoke anywhere (i am a non-smoker, but still opposed to someone telling them where they can and can’t), you can’t make a copy of a cd, you can’t copy a movie and you cannot make coments against the government without someone knocking down your door… hey how did you get in hre / Where is your warrant… Further comments censored. We are watching you

By: Anna Matetic

Anna Matetic — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:14:38 +0000

Sam’s club has issues too – I have used the option to have a CD created of my pictures. Saves me time if I want to mail one off to family. However, I brought the CD home and attempted to use it on my laptop and could not view the photos if I didn’t use Sam Club’s photo software. AND I could not save them to any other format etc. If you create a CD with Sam’s Club, they are the only place you can print from that CD.