Property developer caught using critic's photo in promotional materials, demands an end to criticism as a condition of paying for the use

[doctorow]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/01/28/bethnal-green-mulberry.html

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[Shuck]

Dear property developer: That’s not how copyright works, asshole.

[Scurra]

Good to see that Arkell v Pressdram still isn’t dead.

[normanack]

No words for the evil – and the stupidity – of this developer.

Except, perhaps, I am agog.

[richard77]

Word for an evil and stupid developer? Covfefe springs to mind

[TheGreatParis]

I wish I lived in a world where real estate developers considered themselves to be people.

[Neovison.vison]

I wish I lived in a world where real estate developers weren’t legally considered to be people.

[Papasan]

Please pay me without further delay.

Oh, I’ve said that very thing, but never did I hold my breath waiting for the check.

[FGD135]

Well, I’m somewhat sceptical.
A property developer behaving in a dishonourable way? That’s practically unheard of.
Ha, you’ll be telling us they have political ambitions next!

[pycts]

So instead of just paying up they ensured people would find out about it and will still need to pay up?

I thought business men were meant to have some brains.

[euansmith]

I gog, you may gog.

[Grey_Devil]

Again, are people aware of the Streisand Effect? I bet you more people know about the plan to tear down that historic tree than before.

[lava]

He even said to “please” to the douchebags.