Photo suppression
I'm a professional photographer, and have run into this type of corporate mentality before.
Here's an exchange I had with US Air regarding their attempted suppression of the aircraft recovery:
On Apr 21, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Customer Relations wrote:
Dear Mr. Campbell,
Thank you for contacting Customer Relations at US Airways. US Airways
has been fully cooperating with the investigation of Flight 1549 since
the event occurred. The aircraft hull which operated as Flight 1549 is
under the control of our insurance company and the NTSB. We are aware
that a photographer would like to publish or sell photographs of the
aircraft hull that may include our trademarks, service marks, etc., and
we are currently seeking information from the photographer to determine
if the photographs' release or sale would violate the intellectual
property rights of US Airways or otherwise interfere with the NTSB
investigation of this accident.
Sincerely,
Edie Curtin
US Airways Customer Relations
Corporate Office
US-09CAMPBELL-044P6
My reply:
Dear Edie:
The aircraft is out in the public domain; not in one of your hangars. You haven't got a leg to stand on, and you know it.
The images are all over the web, anyway.
Bob