The betrayal!

By Jessica - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I found out that my best friend won $1,000 in a photography contest. Using a photo I took. FML
I agree, your life sucks 44 454
You deserved it 3 114

Top comments

...at least you know that your photo was good? :D

Didn't stop mark zuckerberg's best friend.

Comments

Stormdriven37 6

Well for him, it turned out *Puts on sunglasses* Picture perfect! YEEEEEAAAAHHHH

leadman1989 15

Both of these made me laugh, is that wrong?

66- if laughing at both comments are wrong, then I don't want to be right.

flockz 19

*picks sunglasses off of ground* woah i found some new sunglasses!! ew but they smell like shit.

Yeah, sorry flockz. Didn't see ya there. I also shat on the sunglasses.

Notyour6969_fml 1

Any photo you take is your property demand the money or atleast ask for half if your friend refuses then threaten to sue them reguardless time to find a more trustworthy friend

As long as you can prove that the photograph is yours, you have all kinds of legal recourses. The contest people will revoke the winnings for forgery. And thanks to copywrite law, you do have protections.

usmcore 0

You would have also lost a friend by doing that.

This is not entirely true. If he released the rights then he does not own the photograph. When a client commissions a photograph by me, for example for a fashion shoot, I no longer own the rights to the photo as stated in a standard rights releasing contract. If however, we're talking about a couple of high schoolers, then I doubt the above scenario applies. In my line of work however, I frequently give up IP rights of images.

stevenJB 25

Well when another contest You can Win that easily. Don't worry just Don't let it Happen a second Time

Stormdriven37 6

Got a Problem With your Enter button Buddy?

It looks like a ****** up Haiku. But this guy went overboard with the amount of syllables needed.

Kefka91 15

I don't know why, But you Have a lot of unnecessary Returns. It's Kind of Annoying

stevenJB 25

Yea...I can't type with my iPod upright. Sorry I could've corrected it, but was sleepy.

jaredjudd21 2

Always TM the product, if I learned anything from the love guru it is to TM EVERYTHING

Wow they should at least compensate you some.

Stormdriven37 6

Haha assload. I see what you did there.

Life is not fair and this FML proves that.

Make your friend give you the money.... That's bull shit....