Monika Soffronow, there are no "assumptions" being made re: laws in different countries. What is being stated, is the *commonality* of the fundamental process of how a model is paid within many countries. re: your point re: 'family photos' being sold to a newspaper etc, the principle remains exactly the same. ie the image is "sold", therefore it becomes a commercial image. Therefore those in the image are legally entitled to be paid for their participation in a commercial endeavour (unless otherwise agreed). With any publication buying an image, a licensing agreement is put in place, confirming (1) the image, (2) size it'll be, (3) where it'll be used, (4) for how long. Once that licensing agreement is up, if they want to continue using the image, another licensing agreement must be created, and fees paid again. Those entitled to fees, with every contract are: the photographer (because it's their creation), and the model (because it's their likeness)... unless otherwise *agreed*.

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No, this is not true. Models have signed contracts with an agency or a photographer. Family photos, or indeed any photo that happens to have people in it and gets sold to a newspaper or other publication is a different thing. This may fall somewhere in between, but either way, it is never a good idea to presume that any laws whatsoever are the same in different countries.

It actually doesn't matter if the pics are hers or not. She was underage, therefore unable to legally give consent, therefore at least a portion of the income her mother made off of her should go to her. Refer to Coogins Bill or Coogins Law

The thing is to make a point and also make legislators aware of that there should be laws protecting even kids online. For example, their faces need to be pixled and the account has to be anonymous.

So? The mother has already shown that she doesn't care what the daughter feels. I really don't get why someone should get a free pass from responsibility for their s****y behaviour just by "She's a mother". A lot of mothers are horrible people.

This "mother" has already destroyed their relationship by treating her daughter like meat. Even now that the kids are asking NOT to be exploited for money, she's mentally abusing and manipulating them into continuing to allow this. ...///... I think that we'll find a LOT of these sick "mommy" types are dying alone in their old age, because their kids don't want anything to do with them.

She has clearly come to the end with trying to get her mother to stop, i think being confrontational is the only option left. I'm so happy my mother did not have the option to do any of this.

"hurting people who hurt you doesn't make anyone right" I need a poster with that one it!