Am citit aseară o noutate pe unimedia.md despre cazul Pavel Bălan vs Moldova şi am rămas frustrat. In 1985 Mr Bălan received author’s fees for a photograph he had published in the album Poliptic Moldav. The case concerned the applicant’s complaint about the refusal of the Moldovan courts to compensate him for the use, without his agreement, of that photograph by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a background for national identity cards. He relied on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property). The Court found that there had been an interference with Mr Bălan’s property rights and that it was not proportionate to the aims pursued. It therefore held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 and awarded the applicant EUR 5,000 for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and EUR 2,000 for costs and expenses. (The judgment is available only in English.). Personal cred că fotografii nu am nici un drept asupra contentului lor, ci toate drepturile aparţin proprietarului de obiect sau persoana care figurează în fotografie. Punct. În cazul de mai sus, cetatea Soroca aparţine statului, presupun, şi nicidecum lui Pavel Bălan. Vedeţi ce mai spun şi alţii despre această problemă pe techcrunch şi scoble. Voi ce credeţi?