Subj : Re: EU rejects claims of
To : RUG RAT
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Sep 01 2025 10:51 am
> ** On a side note. If you are taking unsolicited photos / videos for a blog /
> vlog etc, and that post or video is monetized, does that cross the line into
> needing a photo/video release? That would be a good debate topic
I would say "yes" so as, at the very least, to cover your own arse. If
they find out your making $$$ on it they will likely want some of the
profit.
That said, several years ago I too several photos and a couple of the
locations (one a lighthouse and another a lake cruise) reached out and
asked if they could use them to promote their locations. I said yes even
though I am not getting paid.
> MP> So if they do something bad, and you just tell what they did without
> MP> opinion, it could be defamation? Consider the state of things right now,
> MP> I
> MP> am surprised we don't have one like this.
> If you say it to them and only them, you are in the clear (Though being Korea,
> I am sure there are other laws they can get you on.). Though with or without
> oppinion if you saw something to a third party that "defames" them, you might
> want a lawyer on retainer.
That is not good, and sounds unfortunately like something our federal
government might be interested in to silence dissent. :(
> Other part of Korean law that comes into play with some of these (Though more
> and more laws are doing away with this...)...
> If the accused enteres into an agreement called a "Personal Appology
> Settlement." Which usually includes an appology without admitting guilt and a
> payment. The "agreived" will drop the charges or the prosecutor will decide
> not to procede with prosecution.. On one hand it saves the court a lot of
> time, but on the other hand opend the door for legalized extortion.
Yeah, sounds like a field day for the legal profession.
Mike
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