Is this the same Color Run that's holding an event here this weekend? NZ$55 for a 5k fun run seems a bit steep. Surely they can pay for a photo.
Cheers, Dave On Feb 18, 2014, at 6:59 am, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe not. > > Remember that cell phone company in Australia snatching some teenage > girl's photo off of flickr and using it for their advertising campaign > without bothering to get permission from the photographer or the teenage > girl (or her parents since she was under age). > > On 2/16/2014 11:33 PM, Alan C wrote: >> Only in the USA! >> >> Alan C >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Igor Roshchin >> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 7:52 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: OT - Photographer vs. The Color Run >> >> >> Yet another case where a company uses photographer's photo without >> permission. >> >> There was an interesting story unrolling, where a photographer allowed >> the company (The Color Run) to use his photograph(s?) on their facebook, >> just to find later that they used his photo in an international >> advertisement campaign (including Sports Authority store chain). >> ... >> So, he demanded the compensation... >> In return, the company decided to sue the photographer for using its >> name and registered marks... >> >> Here is the story. >> http://petapixel.com/2014/02/14/color-run-sues-photog-demanding-payment-widely-distributed-photo/ >> >> >> >> Having read all of this, I think: >> 1. The Color Run company is using a bad practice in the way how they used >> photos without permission. Their response to the demand of compensation >> is also weird. Being in the advertisement business, they should know >> the laws. It is the case where the company should be punished >> monetarily for such action. >> >> 2. Some demands of the photographer appear rather strange (immature?). >> While in my opinion his demands are formulated so that they leave >> the room for negotiation and for a step back, some of the demands >> (request for the status, etc.) just don't make much sense to me. >> Posting his status on FB about being employed by the company is >> also strange. (I wonder if it all comes from the percieved fame of >> being associated with the company.) >> >> While I was going to post this to PDML (since Saturday), >> there was an update on the photographer's blog that an agreement was >> reached and the company will be paying him... >> >> Igor >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
