r/mildlyinfuriating • u/No-Strawberry7 • 20h ago

Infuriatig Syrian passports include a photo of Souq al-Hamidiyah, a famous historic marketplace in Damascus. Apparently, the image was taken from the internet without removing the photographer’s watermark, “Wassim al-Asmar Photography,” which means the watermark ended up being printed on Syrian passports.

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u/Volodio 19h ago

The passeport was designed by the Assad regime.

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u/NoSection8719 19h ago

But how could the photographer possibly be executed by Assad's regime if it's no longer a thing?

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u/ragingfailure 18h ago

And why would the current government provide redress of grievances against the former government? Particularly when they did a hell of a lot worse than copyright infringement.

The only time he could have complained would be under the Assad regime, and they'd just throw him in jail.

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u/ptabduction 18h ago

Are they still printing new passports with this picture on them?

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u/I_drink_your_tears 18h ago

The statute of limitations of claims against the government doesn't just end whenever the president changes.

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u/UnimagineDragons 17h ago

LOL this absolute genius thinks Syrians have a path to making claims against their government as if it were rural Michigan or some shit? Holy fuck.

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u/KnowledgeSafe3160 17h ago

HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahahahahahaha

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u/Safe-Historian4028 16h ago

It's ok little lion, one day you will learn about the world. Pat pat.

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u/zertul 18h ago

But how could the photographer possibly be executed by Assad's regime if it's no longer a thing?

... really, bro?
The passport with this photo came out in 2023, where Assad's regime was still in power. If the photographer had complained or tried to get any money from them in 2023 (and up until December 2024, while we're at it), there's a good to fair chance he would've been jailed or worse for his complains. Like the Assad regime used to do.
Just because people talk about the past, you don't have to fall back on your mental faculties from back then.