flexjet,
if only everyone would think along those lines. feel free to download something off my website, I'll send you my CV via PM
hawker750,
thanks for the reply, as said above I value any input.
I don't think brokers / operators etc. always "download" photographs being aware that it's illegal, so I'm also trying to clear things up for both sides.
As mentioned above, you can not legally hinder a photographer to take a photo of your jet, as long as he/she is on public land. Therefore a photographer needs no permission.
I have mentioned the Times Square / car analogy above. Think of all the photos with yellow cabs. They are on public streets, therefore anyone can take a photo of them without seeking permission.
Of course any photographer has to obey to your rules if he / she is on the ramp of a FBO, in a privately owned airport building or in your hangar.
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Photographers (the few doing shoots in bizav) charge very reasonable fees for a high-quality product, that imho definitely helps to sell a jet.
I'm not sure how much commission a broker gets when selling a G-V or similar, but paying money to obtain a usage license for an image that's already been taken, which may cost a few hundred, is imho really not much of a deep cut into the costs.
