That pixel is my face!

    Astronaut Bruce McCandless sued singer Dido and company Sony Music, which placed a famous photograph from the NASA archive on the cover of its album . At the same time, the Getty Images photo bank came under trial. Dido album


    cover for 2008.

    Since copyright does not belong to Bruce, he appeals to the illegal use of the image (violation of publicity rights). In other words, this photo seems to make the astronaut too famous without his desire.

    The photograph really depicts exactly Bruce during his spacewalk on February 7, 1984. Here's the proof: a photo from the same seriesmade a day later. In this picture you can even make out the facial features behind the spacesuit, although it is hardly possible to identify the astronaut, not to mention the name on the patch. But Bruce himself knows that it’s for sure.

    McCandless proves the uniqueness of photography in this way. He says that February 7, 1984 was the only time in history that an astronaut retired so far from the shuttle during a mission that it became possible to take a similar picture. In this image, the distance from the shuttle is 99 meters (325 feet).

    An interesting trial is scheduled.

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