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Ask HN: Can I Photoshop Athletes wearing my gear if I worded it carefully
Hi HN! Deciding on marketing for a lifestyle brand: if for example I said in an ad "Someday Even Tiger will be wearing these" with a shopped pic of Tiger Woods wearing my golf gloves with my logo, is this legal?
If not, what work around might be? Would a disclaimer work?
Thanks in advance for the brainstorming :)
PS: it is not a golf related brand.
- pwg 7y ago> is this legal Consult a lawyer.
- RaceWon 7y ago> Consult a lawyer Sage advice.
- GrumpyNl 7y agoIts advertising using his face to promote your brand.
- gus_massa 7y agoAlso, the original photo has a copyright, so the photographer can sue too.
- omarchowdhury 7y agoDoing this for commercial purposes without the expressed permission of the featured person is a violation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights
- RaceWon 7y ago> Doing this for commercial purposes without the expressed permission Terrific information via wiki... thanks.
- ddingus 7y agoWhy in the world would you want to exploit someone like that? For things like this, turn it around. What if it were you? You find a photoshop with your face using new sex toy, for example. And the slogan: "One day, even people like RaceWon will be all in!" :D Also, laugh. Meant it to be funny, and thought provoking. There are other ways.
- RaceWon 7y ago> Why in the world would you want to exploit someone like that? Ask some mega famous online .com's that (and their relatively newfound apps) :D
- atypicality 7y agoIf you're asking, then you likely believe in the very least it sits in a gray area.
- RaceWon 7y ago> you likely believe in the very least it sits in a gray area. Yes I do, but gray is not black.