Daily Finance: Palin photog breached contract with sale to Newsweek

According to Jeff Bercovici at Daily Finance, the photographer who shot the photo of Sarah Palin in shorts that was on the cover of Newsweak didn't have the rights to sell the pic to the anti-Palin leftist newsmag. That photo was taken for a profile of Sarah Palin for Runners World magazine:

A spokeswoman for Runner's World confirms that Adams's contract contained a clause stipulating that his photos of Palin would be under embargo for a period of one year following publication -- meaning until August 2010. "Runner's World did not provide Newsweek with its cover image," the spokeswoman said. "It was provided to Newsweek by the photographer's stock agency, without Runner's World's knowledge or permission." The spokeswoman declined to say whether Runner's World intends to respond to Adams's breach of contract with legal action.

Here's video of a discussion about the issue on last night's Hannity:



- JP