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One of two fabricated Moai, or Easter Island (Rapa Nui/Isla de Pascua) statues that were added to "Stonehenge II" in the Texas Hill Country

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The bulk of the installation is a steel-and-concrete replica, two-thirds the size of the original Stonehenge monument in England. The project was conceived by Al Shepperd and built with the help of his friend and neighbor, Doug Hill. Originally located near of Hunt, Texas, Stonehenge II now resides on the campus of the Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram, Texas

Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:054).

Forms part of: Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

In 2015, documentary photographer Carol Highsmith received a letter from Getty Images accusing her of copyright infringement for featuring one of her own photographs on her own website. It demanded payment of $120. This was how Highsmith came to learn that stock photo agencies Getty and Alamy had been sending similar threat letters and charging fees to users of her images, which she had donated to the Library of Congress for use by the general public at no charge. In 2016, Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs. “The defendants [Getty Images] have apparently misappropriated Ms. Highsmith’s generous gift to the American people,” the complaint reads. “[They] are not only unlawfully charging licensing fees … but are falsely and fraudulently holding themselves out as the exclusive copyright owner.” According to the lawsuit, Getty and Alamy, on their websites, have been selling licenses for thousands of Highsmith’s photographs, many without her name attached to them and stamped with “false watermarks.” (more: http://hyperallergic.com/314079/photographer-files-1-billion-suit-against-getty-for-licensing-her-public-domain-images/)

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texas ingram stonehenge ii texas hill country al shepperd doug hill hill country arts foundation easter island statues moai digital photographs easter island easter island rapa nui isla pascua statues stonehenge hill country images of easter free images carol m highsmith drawing rapa nui high resolution free images no copyright stock foto website pictures freeimages statue carol m highsmith america project color photography stone monument stones library of congress
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01/01/2014
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Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
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Carol Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection

In 2016, Carol Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs.
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texas ingram stonehenge ii texas hill country al shepperd doug hill hill country arts foundation easter island statues moai digital photographs easter island easter island rapa nui isla pascua statues stonehenge hill country images of easter free images carol m highsmith drawing rapa nui high resolution free images no copyright stock foto website pictures freeimages statue carol m highsmith america project color photography stone monument stones library of congress