Thursday, December 4, 2014

NEWS: Photographer suing govt for R20m for using Mandela image

Cape Town - A photographer is suing the South African government for R20m for using his image of Nelson Mandela.

Shaun Earl Harris says he has tried addressing government with his concerns but have received no response.

 (File, AP)

In 2006, the South African Government Communication & Information Systems (GCIS), purchased a license to use Harris’s photograph in a book.

This license was, however, limited to the once off use of the image in a book published and distributed in South Africa.

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