SAM Publications using member photos without permission or credit.

[Joe Copalman]

Hey guys - Joe McGovern brought it to my attention last night that SAM Publications out of the UK printed several of his Harrier photos in their recent book on the AV-8B:

http://store.spruebrothers.com/sam-publications-airdata-3---us-marines-av-8b-harrier-ii-p20054.aspx

Jason Hyatt and I also have photos in this book without authorization or credit.

What is really idiotic is that a few of Joe's photos still have the Airliners.net watermark in them - in a published book.

Sadly, it gets worse.  They not only hit guys like us, but many USMC photos and a lot of Harry Gann's air-to-air stuff from back when he held my dream job of official photographer for McDonnell-Douglas. 

Joe sent an angry email to the publisher, but I'm not sure he has heard back.

Any ideas on what, if anything we can do?  Thanks.

[Jay Beckman]

If you belive strongly enough that it's a battle worth fighting, find a copyright lawyer.

Don't Get Mad .. Get Even.

[jslugman]

You could try to invoice them for the usage but if they're lifting directly off of A-net then they're likely not going to reply. Jay's right that the best way to pursue it involves a copyright lawyer.

[Joe Copalman]

Thanks guys.  I'll try the invoice route first and see what that yields.