Is it illegal to take peoples pictures from thier facebook accounts and share it elsewhere?
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Is it illegal to take peoples pictures from thier facebook accounts and share it elsewhere?
Someone took my pictures from my facebook and is editing them and spreading them in the internet. What are my rights?
Asked on December 26, 2011 under Criminal Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Most likely a civil wrong has occurred withy respect to someone taking your photographs from your facebook account and spreading them over the internet. Possibly a criminal wrong may have resulted as well depending upon the state where the person who is doing the acts resides.
In order to try and resolve the probelms that you are having about your photographs and to possibly ascertain the identity of the person who has used your photographs from your account, I would contact "Facebook" about the situation to see what it can do to assist you through one of its representatives.
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