lgb wrote:
If Walmart's lawyers are correctly interpreting the latest finagling
with the copyright laws, the laws need to be changed. I'll write my
senator and representative and send a copy to Walmart's headquarters,
but I doubt it'll do any good.

I doubt that Wal-Mart's lawyers had anything to do with it. It was probably
just some low-level employee excercising some (lack of) knowledge, or
(mis-)applying some policy on something that they thought was similar to
what you were asking.

I'd be interested in hearing if others ran into this problem and how
they solved it.

Two solutions come to mind:

1. Go to another store.
2. Get a scanner, scan the pictures, and get the digital picture files
printed.

I got my copies by signing a form saying I claimed the rights and
holding Walmart blameless if anyone sued us. I think I'm safe :-).

I'm surprised that such a disclaimer isn't already part of the fine print on
the order form or claim check -- which is another reason why some low-level
yahoo behind the counter shouldn't even have to care about what pictures
you're trying to copy.

It really doesn't matter who's right, or what the law actually says. I don't
think you have a copyright issue, or any kind of legal issue at all. I think
you've got someone with power and control issues down at your local
Wal-Mart. And the easiest way to win isn't to go at them head-on. It's to
just go around them, and cut them out of the picture (pardon the pun).

--
Warren H.

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