A guy walks into a drug store... - Page 2

tw · 02-04-2005, 07:46 AM

Just wondering where my face has been posted for the past 20 years. Call my lawyer.

We need a search engine that can search by faces. It suddenly has a commerical value.

Beestie · 02-04-2005, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Just wondering where my face has been posted for the past 20 years.

On a box of Reynolds Wrap*?

* That's tin-foil to you across-the-pond ers.

dar512 · 02-04-2005, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

* That's tin-foil to you across-the-pond ers.

Many people call it tin-foil, but actually, Reynolds is aluminum (aluminium). I don't think anyone really makes tin-foil anymore.

Anyone? Anyone?

russotto · 02-04-2005, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I don't get it. If he was hired for a photo shoot, he had to sign a standard model release, and got paid for the work he did. Also, there should be a statute of limitations on the period of time in which he could sue for damages.

Without knowing the terms under which he did the photo shoot, there's no answering your first objection.

Since the unauthorized use was ongoing at the time he discovered it, the statute wouldn't be an issue.

Jacquelita · 02-06-2005, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by russotto

Without knowing the terms under which he did the photo shoot, there's no answering your first objection.

Since the unauthorized use was ongoing at the time he discovered it, the statute wouldn't be an issue.

When buying images for advertising their are 2 basic types "royalty free" and "rights managed"

Royalty free means you pay a one time fee and you can use it how ever you want. Rights managed are much more expensive (generally) and the fees are based on the type of usage (print, tradeshow etc) the size of the image (2 inches vs 10 feet) the number of time it's used, how long it's used (3 days or 3 months) etc...

Of course this is how things work now with stock photography being so prevalent. I'm not sure what the set-up was 20 years ago.

cowhead · 02-05-2005, 01:14 AM

good point..one would think after 20 years someone would have said something? crap.. hmmm perhaps he was just waiting to cash in! (oooh the conspiracy theory thread has gone to my brain!)

OnyxCougar · 02-10-2005, 05:22 AM

And did you see the picture of the guy now? *I* am still not convinced it's him. No wonder no one noticed the similarity.

02-05-2005, 01:14 AM	#6
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	good point..one would think after 20 years someone would have said something? crap.. hmmm perhaps he was just waiting to cash in! (oooh the conspiracy theory thread has gone to my brain!) __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

02-10-2005, 05:22 AM	#7
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	And did you see the picture of the guy now? I am still not convinced it's him. No wonder no one noticed the similarity. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

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tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Just wondering where my face has been posted for the past 20 years. Call my lawyer. We need a search engine that can search by faces. It suddenly has a commerical value.

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