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Originally Posted by mi|kshake
I think there's a bit of an overreaction to the photos.
Maybe it's just me, but in this day in age with Facebook and Twitter, I could not guarantee that any picture taken of me would not appear on the Internet somewhere (a friend's Facebook page etc). And I'm not even famous (obviously!)
I think nowadays whatever you do or say can become public knowledge through Facebook or Twitter pretty instantly.
Looking at those pictures, they look pretty professional. Did Ayumi's dancers seriously not consider them to appear anywhere? Did they really think they were for "private" use only?! If so, I think they were pretty naïve on their part.
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Just because that's the way things are, doesn't mean that's how they should be. Especially when these aren't just randomly snapped pictures at a public function, nor were they for a magazine, a photobook, ANYTHING intended to be public, etc. - they were taken as a gift for Ayu, from what I gather. There's a difference between a picture taken without any clear intention that then ends up being misused, and a picture taken for an
express purpose, then doing something else entirely with them.
And it's not like these were leaked by accident or accidentally uploaded on Facebook or something. They were leaked by the photographer himself - he essentially went back on his word and, yes, betrayed their trust. It might not be a big deal to you, and you might not react the same way if it happened to you, but that doesn't mean Ayu & co. don't have every right to react this way.
