Wal-Mart decides who’s a pro

June 08th, 2005

Unbelievable… Wal-Mart photo lab refused to release photos because they looked profesional. Apparently they are affraid of breaking copyright law. Nonsense, who are they to decide what is and what is not a profesional job?

“We can’t release the pictures to you without a copyright release form signed by the photographer,” the clerk replied, according to Helmick.

Spokeswoman Jackie Young said Wal-Mart is “a littler tougher than the copyright law dictates.”

“We want to protect professional photographers’ rights,” Young said. “We will not copy a photograph if it appears to be taken by a professional photographer or studio.”

She related the case of a bride whose wedding photos were rejected by Wal-Mart because they “looked like high-resolution quality.”