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Photographer sued by College Foundation over plantation images
The College of Charleston Foundation sues Hilton Head photographer Benjamin Ham for taking photos of Dixie Plantation without permission in 2006 and selling images up to 4800 each. Foundation seeks damages, legal fees, and a halt to further sales. Attorney counters copyright rests with Ham, not the landowner.
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College Group
Charleston
College of Charleston
South Carolina
College Charleston Foundation
Dixie Plantation
Mike Robertson
John Henry Dick
Hilton Head Island
Benjamin Ham
John McElwaine
Ham