I have naked pictures of my ex girlfriend and I that I took with my camera in my house. She recently found out that I had sent them via email to a friend. She is now threatening to sue me and said I should hire a lawyer. Does she have a case?
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If the pictures were taken with her consent then no she doesn't, probably just trying to scare you. However I still think what you did was wrong, you should distroy any copies and ask your friend to do the same, not a nice thing to have done :-(
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I don't know about a lawyer but you may want to hire a body guard because if that was me & someone sent pics I made while dating them that were private to everyone, I'd hire a hit man on their butt or someone to break their fingers then take pics of that & send to their friends & mine.
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Regardless of whether she has a case or not, what kind of an asshole are you? Seriously, grow up. She was willing to share herself with you in a way that's incredibly intimate and private, and you do something like this? I really hope she does have a case against you.
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Yes she has a case. I assume that the agreed plan was that those images were for your eyes only (if not she will most definitely insist that that was the plan). Sending them via email or posting them on the web will constitute the break of a verbal contract. Further due to the nature of the images other things can be construed or taken out of situation. Privacy laws come to mind. In my opinion your an ass, if I was the judge listening on your case I would allow personal opinion to have a huge bearing on your case and I would persecute you to the fullest extent of the law. Persecute, not just prosecute - I used the correct word. Unfortunately for you most judges come from conservative, "old fashion" stock and do have strong personal feelings about a guy emailing private pictures of his ex to friends. Get an attorney and prepare for one of the most wild times of your life. I think in some states this also constitutes a sex offender case - meaning you might become a registered sex offender as well. In other words, dude it sucks to be you.
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I'm no legal expert but in your position I'd kill myself for being a bad human being.
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Probably. She owns the rights to her image, not you. You are without a doubt an idiot. to make things right give her the memory card, have a trusted person (that she knows and trusts) watch you erase off your hard drive the picture, have the same the person witnessoff your friends, ask for her forgiveness and go whack yourself on the side of your head for being so stupid.
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You need to understand that what you did was a terrible violation of her privacy, dignity, and trust. You need to take responsibility for that. You are not a hopeless case or a lost cause. You are not an evil person, but this was an evil deed and if you are only trying to save your skin, you will not learn from the experience. Humble yourself before her. Put yourself entirely in her hands with regard to the issue of how to make it right. Do not go to her expecting anything such as absolution or reinstatement, but apologize and ask for her forgiveness. Be sincere. Yes, she has a case. She is unlikely to pursue it, but she does. what she wants is for you to see what you have done, how much hurt it has caused her and to know that you are going to change your ways. Or, she may want $100,000. I would certainly try the humble approach first - and MEAN IT!
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I hope so. That's a rotten thing to do to someone.
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I am going to give you the strictly legal answer, and not pass judgement on your acts. However, stories like this does make me understand why so many women are against letting ther significant others take pictures of them naked. Does she have a case? Most people who responded tend to be thinking of a "privacy" cause of action. Although your facts are slim, it seems that you may have a strong argument that you did not violate privacy laws (assuming the pics were taken with permission). But this does not mean that she does not have a case. Even without a privacy action available to her, she has a handful of torts she can sue you under, as well as a possible breach of contract claim. Now here is the kicker? You have a good defense against most of these claims, but not good enough to win a summary judgement motion. This means that your case will go to a jury. Thus, even though the law may be on your side, if those jurors are anything like most of the people responding to your question on AnswerBag, you will lose.
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I haven't got a clue about the law in whatever part of the world you live - you didn't give that information. What I do know is that you are an arsehole and if I was your ex-girlfriend's brother or father you would be a severely bruised arsehole.
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wow bummas dude, i get plenty of naked pictures of my gf that i stay post on web sites, an trade with other amatures hope she no sues me
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Get the fuck outta there dogg!!! head south to tijuana!! Go against all odds!! Your a man you gotta keep it brazy homie.
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Damn why yall hatin on him? His EX was the one who decided to get low down & dirty then lettin him get pics. Its all on her.Yall dont know who she is he may be gettin back at her for sumthin she did to him. Rotten my ass. Ive done some shit in my time and I aint got no remorse for any of it. What comes around goes around smile now cry later
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what??? you did what? hold up here. she has every right to sue you , for violating her human rights . your an asshole for doing what you did.
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sorry mate you not got a leg to stand on to keep them and look at them your self isn't against the law but your publishing them to other people so that against the law if you didnt have her permission. get a lawyer and a good one at that. hope he can find a loop hole it the law.
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You are in the clear. She has no publishing rights on the photos because they were not copyrighted. She willingly acted in the photos with no written agreement that you could not share those photos. you took those photos with your camera and they are your property to share as you like. Tell her that her empty threats will only waste her money in court. And not only will she not get any money from you and lose money in attorneys fees, everybody in the courtroom will get to see what a slut she is in the photos because they are evidence. Best of luck. Share them with everyone you can.
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She might... but I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. She will blow it off once she cools down.I have several videos like that and have been threatened but nothing has happened.
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Girlfriend should talk to a lawyer. Despite the temptation to make this sicko pay for his mean-spirited cowardly act, the girlfriend needs to be clear on what she wants. Do you want the guy and his pictures to just GO AWAY or do you want the guy to be punished? Quite often, if you want punishment, the issue may NEVER end. For instance, if you sue, he may countersue. Do you know that a suit against you (whatever the outcome) can affect your credit rating? Also, suing him gives him the right to defend himself and you will definitely be involved. Believe me, I agree that he is SCUM but the wisest (and least costlyl) thing may be to get away from him and try to take the fun out of whatever is in the pictures. Oh, and please reexamine your taste in men. This guy is a LOSER and I'll bet you had evidence of that before he did this.
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Hey joe ay and tom simcity grow up u dueschbe bags. it was a willing tin. if she said NO which she did not-have at it thanks for coming out thanks for playing go back to your community or 4H club edumacation
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Anybody defending the you lady needs to et your edumacation checked at their local 4H community club. It takes Two 2 play. Dont pose 4 pictures if you do not want them published posted or iven elsewhere. Simple 1st ammendenet right unless you are a minor. JOE COOL acutally JOE GAY_ROD way to waste your time on a post about naked chicks instead of spending it with your kidz. I feel sorry for your wife.Good Luck and thanks for comin out
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robert_r_dennis@uhc.com send any naked pictures here
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Yes she has a case you better get down on your knees mate she has evidence and can sue your ass for over $10,000
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Yes she does. Get a lawyer. If she's got proof you will need one. Possibly both a civil and criminal attorney. Real dumb move dude.
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So here is an answer to your question and not your character. NO. She does not have a case. Do you really think in this wonderful country we live in that this fact scenario hasn't played out before? What you did may or may not have been socially acceptable...i'm going to guess its probably not...(sarcasm implied) Notwithstanding the above, criminally you have not committed a crime...civilly, unless she can prove (and the onus on her is huge) that those pictures were not for your benefit then she may have something to go by. As for slander/libel and any other spin someone may try to play on it...very hard case to prove... In short...your a lucky "ass"...no pun intended
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She does not own the rights to her image. You as the photographer own the rights to your photos. However you will probvably need a written release form from the model, which in this case is her. I know thsi, I am a photgrapher and I own the rights to all my photos. Some models think they own the rights but they do not. Believe it or not, if you hire a professional photographer to photograph your wedding, you do not own the rights to the pictures. You need the photographers permission if you want to duplicate or publish the photos!
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You are an idiot and loser for doing this. I don't know the laws but I sure hope she nails your ass.
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How old are you? !
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No, she doesn't have a case. There is no proof of a verbal contract. That is called "here say" or "conjecture." Lawyer BS. Unless She is a model, movie star, or was under age while they were taken, she has no case. She is bluffing. Anything she and you would say would be subjective and any trial would turn into a glorified he said she said match that would go no where. At worst, you would be dragged to a summons and the judge would issue the both of you a citation for wasting his hour and pissing him off.
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O.K. for all the aspiring arm chair attorney's on A-B. She does not have a case for .She obviously posed for the pictures therefor granted permission for you to have them,as well as keep them in your posession.That leads you to the word Posession wich emplies ownership,and when we own something we can do what ever we would like to do with it.One could argue that she didnt give you permission to send them to people,however this is more of a right or wrong socially type thing not a legal thing.Also I highly doubt she wants to air this type of dirty laundry in public so don't sweat it.But in the future I would think things thru before you do them.
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I did'nt think that it was legal to take pornographic pic at all! This is partly because nowhere will develop them for you not even private film development places. I have a problem with some chick having pics of me and my wife and we told her to erase them but we are not sure if she has, is there anythig we can do about this??
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If you're in UK then breath a sigh of relief because we don't have anti-privicy laws here, However if you took them without her consent you can be prosacuted for vouyerism, Also if pushed you can be prosacuted for dipersing images of a pornographic nature by electronic transfer contry to the 2006 wireless and telephonic act (this also covers multi-media messages and e-mail from cel phones) If you are in the US i'm sorry but i'cant help. But you need to accept that you wereewrong to do this as once sent to your friendif he distributes them on thenet then you aretill to blame
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I can see why she is your ex-girlfriend. You don't even have a clue as to why what you did was so loathsome, do you? I also admire your wonderful friend. Why don't you date a slut? Then you will have no problems at all.
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Are you for real? c'mon! You MUST know what an idiotic thing this was to do and your putting your plea here to the public? Almost inclined to believe your bored and making this up. If not, your pretty dumb! oh .... and seriously lacking a conscience!
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i not only have naked pics of my ex,i have pics and video of her blowing me,she is fat and unattractive but i really did love her.she is a whore.i see it now and i dont care about jail or a beating.i will be posting her soon.she shouldnt break my heart.this is my way of moving on with my life.after all who wants some slut EVERYONE has seen naked? not me!!!!
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I dont know the law but if you email me the pictures I'll tell you if it was worth it!
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Well having done some more research: It is illigal to distribute hardcore photographs be electronic means that includes cell phones etc without the express written permission of the owner of the image. Now who is the owner? In the UK the copyright owner is the photographer but only if there is a written contract between subject (if human) and photographer. A similar agreement is in force in the US and as the pictures were taken in an intimate situation then no contract would be in force so the images remain the property of the person in them if taken in a private place so yes she has a strong case against you a recent case was heard at the Atlanta district court the lady was awarded $130,000 in damages and the defendant was sentanced to 24 months probation and this photo only contained her in her underwear!!
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This question could just be trolling. However, here a similar case that could make you ponder: "17-year-old Alex Phillips thought he was “getting back” at an ex-girlfriend by posting her naked pictures on MySpace, but it seems the local police have other plans for the teenager. Phillips posted two pictures of the 16-year-old girl on his MySpace page and spurned warnings by the police to take them down. He refused and was arrested for child pornography, defamation and sexual exploitation." Source and further information: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37582/117/ See also the answers to a similar question: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/986877
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how old ib she it child porno if under 18
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Has anyone stopped to consider WHY she's his ex? For example, if she cheated on him I say to hell with her and send all of those titty pics to every computer world-wide. More than a lesson of "dont send nude pics" learn the lesson of "dont piss off the person you sent nude pics to". Bottom line is, whether or not what he did was underhanded or revenge SHE wouldn't be in this situation if she hadn't allowed it in the first place.
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