Andrew Gray a écrit :
Bear in mind that copyright is not related to
your right not to have
your image used in a defamatory or misleading manner - whatever rights
the law gives you in this regard you retain whether you hold the
copyright or not.
Actually, it is.
Proof: the Wikimedia Foundation *copyrights* its logos under *unfree
licenses* exactly for that reason: for being able to control their use
more effectively than through trademark law solely.
Some European government agencies do the same: they copyright their
photos and make them available under "unfree" licenses because they fear
that free licenses may hinder their ability to prevent people from using
them in inappropriate ways (read here: advertisements that appear to
make them endorse stuff).
*** Before dismissing these fears as unfounded, please note that the
Wikimedia Foundation does exactly that. ***
The US government enacted legislation that expressly punishes using
government symbols without proper organization; but this legislation
happens to be outside copyright law. Apparently, some European agencies
don't enjoy that kind of protection, thus their attachment to copyright.
I think you'll find that Andrew was using "your image" to mean "your
visage" or "your likeness", or "your face". Not "your
electronically
stored graphic".
-Rich