How long will they keep this ad poster up?

[Grumpy]

Posters of politicians kissing, part of an advertising campaign entitled "UNHATE," have appeared in Benetton stores across the globe as well as in newspapers, magazines and on Internet websites.

 

[Wanker]

LOL

Great marketing idea.

 

[tboy]

I dunno about it being a great marketing idea....sure it will get people talking but I should think the manipulation of a president's image in such a manner would be against the law.....and then to publically display it.

I mean, what's next? A doctored photo of Obama bent over a desk and taking it up the bum by Hulk Hogan????

 

[HOF]

This one has been pulled. The Vatican was not amused!

 

[Trump]

It's disgusting and I believe it's something a gay activists has come up with. I'm glad the Vatican complained and had it pulled.

 

[Transient]

The only reason the Vatican is upset is 'cause the guy on the right was waaaaaay too old.
Otherwise, they'd have kept quiet about it.

 

[Macho Man]

 

[Macho Man]

 

[a 1 player]

I'm up for just about anything, but doctoring a persons picture without their permission, (especially to make money), is just wrong.

 

[tboy]

^^^^^ +100

 

[a 1 player]

And this is one of the challenges of being a photographer, the laws are rather confusing as to who and what I can shoot. I can shoot any person on the street and use it for my own personal use with no problem, but I cannot put it on my website, sell it, or use it to make any sort of money without a model release. HOWEVER... I can shoot a celebrity and sell it to the newspaper or a magazine, but as far as I know, not post it on my business website, but I can on Facebook where a good part of my business comes from.

Fuck, I need legal counsel.:grrrrrr:

 

[tboy]

Well, actually, you don't need a release to sell a person's image as long as it was captured in public. For example: if you shoot at a hockey game, and catch some of the audience, you could sell that photo to a newspaper or magazine without having to get a release from every spectator in the stands.

The law is written this way so that telecasters don't have to obtain a release from everyone during the broadcast of sports events. Same as on the street. Can you imagine the headaches a station would have when doing a live broadcast from say, a murder scene or traffic jam? Another example would be shooting the running of the bulls in spain. You can shoot to your heart's content and sell the photos to whomever you want without having to get everyone's release.

Same as inside public establishments (restaurants and bars for eg), they are considered "public" so you can shoot in there without having to obtain a release.

Now, I don't know about whether you can doctor the photo or not. I would have to assume you can't legally do that. I'll do some research and get back to you