Paparazzi Initiative.

A concept to legitimize and regulate Celebrity Photos for resale and publication both in print and online.

Photographers will be licensed to be allowed to sale photos to be published. Unlicensed photos being published will result in a fine to the publisher for every printing of the publication or every view of the website of a maximum of $40 per printing or view. And that fee will be drawn towards funding of the licensing program and reimbursement to the celebrity whose image is wrongfully exploited.
Licensed Events will include red carpet affairs, promotional junkets, set authorized behind the scenes footage, and production parties. Such photos will be available to publications for print and online for profit.

Any photos that are procured from trespassing, invasion of privacy, and or candid shots that are in any way obstructing the subject of the photo or film or can be seen as harassment will not be authorized for publication for profit in any way. Publication of such photos will result in a fine to the publisher, and the license being pulled from the photographer for a period of 3 months.

If said licensee is found to have caused any damage to private or public property, OR caused physical harm to the subject or by standards, said Paparazzi will face a fine of up to $300,000 per victim, and a term of up to 5 years in prison; or permanent relinquishment of license to sell photos for publication.

Photographs and film procured by private individuals cannot be used in any publication, print or online, for profit in any way. However such photos that are placed online as a nonprofit private album is permitted. As long as said production is not available to the general public and said production is not allowed to be accessed for a set fee or subscription of any kind.

Publication of private photos from collections for profit will result in a fine of up to $100,000 per unlicensed image.


The purpose of this initiative is to limit the harassment and endangerment of celebrities in private life due to the constant and unending existence of the paparazzi trying to achieve an unauthorized and unnecessary "MONEY" shot for the sake of personal profit from the exploitation of a private citizen.