Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?
The first photo is a picture taken by me (and including me) at the launch of CAVIL, the cross-party Campaign Against Viridor’s Incinerator that was started after Labour began campaigning against plans for an incinerator and landfill at New England Quarry. The next picture is the same photograph (as taken by me) as it appears in Conservative election literature – but it seems to be missing someone?
(Look for me on the far left).
I have no problem with other people using the picture – I’m a big believer in sharing content – but when it involves cutting your opponent out of the image then that’s a bit naughty – especially when it was that person who took the picture (the self-timer on my camera is a wonderful thing). What’s more disturbing is that the picture is being used as part of an election boast ‘Action on the incinerator’ where my Tory opponent proudly states “Gary called together a cross party taskforce…to fight the proposal.” Hardly cross-party when you borrow the Labour candidate’s picture and then cut it so he doesn’t appear in it is it?
Come on Gary, you’re better than that.
I’ve contacted Gary’s office pointing out the mistake – “it is very sporting of you to let us know” was their answer. No apology as of yet.
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Fight nastier than this! Of course the Tories are going to say “it’s sporting of you to let us know” – that’s their dirty trick mentality. Plus they’d defend this by saying they cut out someone else as well (well, half cut-out), you can see the way the obnoxious toads are thinking!
Demand a usage/licence fee for the photo!
And if you were so involved in this, how come you weren’t more in the middle of the shot in the first place?
Couldn’t that be classed as a misleading statement? I.e. illegal