25 January 2008

copy what?

Upon arriving at Walgreens to pick up a few photos ordered from of one of the thousands of Snapfish albums we have sent over the years, my parents were so "kindly" told they would not be able to take home the photos they had ordered. Instead they were going to keep the "copyrighted" photos at the store.

Copy what?

After my mom argued with the manager for about 15 minutes that in fact it was her daughter who took the photos, digitally enhanced them herself and uploaded them onto Snapfish for her loved ones to order as they wished - the manager finally caved. I, however, wouldn't be surprised if they have a photo of my mom behind the counter that says something like "keep a close eye on that one".

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

we've had this happen to us at Walgreens too. They said our pictures were taken by a professional and that they wouldn't give them to us. I can understand their position in that they have to be proactive in protecting a copyright owner, but it's also extremely frustrating because it is almost impossible to prove that "you" are the copyright owner. The best way to deal with this that I've seen is to let them know beforehand that you've taken all of the pictures being developed. They seem to be more forgiving then.

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