FYI - If you were at the '03 outdoor nationals, your picture might be for sale at this site:
http://www.purepowermag.com/gallery/03t ... ndex_9.htm
Are you getting a share of the proceeds....? We're not! My reading of California law Civil Code ยง 3344(a) suggests that this is not ok!
"(a) Any person who knowingly uses another's . . . photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, . . . . without such person's prior consent . . . shall be liable for any damages sustained by the person or persons injured as a result thereof. In addition, . . . the person who violated the section shall be liable to the injured party or parties in an amount equal to the greater of . . . ($ 750) or the actual damages suffered by him or her as a result of the unauthorized use, and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to the use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages..."
http://www.purepowermag.com/gallery/03t ... ndex_9.htm
Are you getting a share of the proceeds....? We're not! My reading of California law Civil Code ยง 3344(a) suggests that this is not ok!
"(a) Any person who knowingly uses another's . . . photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, . . . . without such person's prior consent . . . shall be liable for any damages sustained by the person or persons injured as a result thereof. In addition, . . . the person who violated the section shall be liable to the injured party or parties in an amount equal to the greater of . . . ($ 750) or the actual damages suffered by him or her as a result of the unauthorized use, and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to the use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages..."
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