Breach Of copyright???

[lukewoodford]

I don't know much about this stuff but heres the story. My girlfriens signed up to Models Direct http://www.modelsdirect.com. Im usually very scepical about these thing but this company looks good.

Anyway she uploaded a few pictures I took of her. She got a letter saying she had been accepted but this was a general letter to lots of people and it had two pictures I had taken of Cayley at the top. So is this a breach of copyright? I assume so so what do I do? I don't want to affect her chances with this company so I want to tread carefully. Any help would be appreciated.

Luke

 

[desantnik]

Well in the T&C's it says:

7.5 The Model confirms that he/she consents for his/her photograph(s) and/or image(s) and any relevant information submitted by the Model to the Company to be posted on the Online Publication or on any other web-site operated by the Company from time to time, and that such postings shall be made without reference to the Model

It doesn't say anything about other than online, so, yes on that basis I would agree it was breach of the terms you signed up to.

 

[Rob.Marsh]

Could it be that the letters wording was a general note to lots of people who got accepted, but they personalise each to show their submitted pictures?
Was it just photos of your good lady or lots of poeple?

 

[desantnik]

None the less, under their own T&C's the use of the image in printed format was not permitted

 

[Rob.Marsh]

True, but if it was printed and only sent back to the model in an acceptace letter, I'd say that for the models sake its not worth persuing it. It could make the models life a lot harder and do more harm than good.

 

[desantnik]

Yes, a hard one to work out.... but given that this is a pay online model directory (30 quid a month to be featured), its not like you need them on your side anyway.

Nobody will ever talk to the person who's bedroom this is run out of and ask for a model, its all done online.

Go on, tell them they have breached their own T&C's

 

[lukewoodford]

Yeah don't get me wrong guys im not looking to try and sue them. What might be the case as it someone said that its a general letter but they add personal pictures to the letter. The letter has two of my better half and two of someone else. I think this is the case so I won't persue it unless anything else happens. Thanks for the help all.