You can't say that I haven't
repeatedly warned you about the negative consequences of photo-preening online
at your children's expense:
An
Italian woman has been banned from posting images of her teenage son on social
media, and threatened with a 10,000 euro fine if she defies it.
The 16-year-old had made a court complaint about his mother's social media habits, which included posting pictures of him on Facebook without his consent.
A Rome family court dealing with the mother's divorce from the teen's father, ruled in the 16-year-old's favour. The court ruled that as per Italian copyright law, the subject of the photographs owns the copyright and the mother was therefore in breach.
The 16-year-old had made a court complaint about his mother's social media habits, which included posting pictures of him on Facebook without his consent.
A Rome family court dealing with the mother's divorce from the teen's father, ruled in the 16-year-old's favour. The court ruled that as per Italian copyright law, the subject of the photographs owns the copyright and the mother was therefore in breach.
It's natural to be proud of your children. But they do not exist
to serve your ego, and as a parent, you should be far more concerned about
protecting their privacy and their futures than in trying to demonstrate to
everyone what a wonderful father or mother you are, or how fabulous your
genetic legacy happens to be, or showing the distant relatives they barely know
what they look like. That's what Christmas cards are for.
Posting your children's pictures online without their consent is obnoxious, self-serving, and potentially dangerous. It is also illegal in an increasing number of jurisdictions. Just don't do it.
Posting your children's pictures online without their consent is obnoxious, self-serving, and potentially dangerous. It is also illegal in an increasing number of jurisdictions. Just don't do it.