Getting a $20 Million paycheck for having your photo used on a Yahoo sign in page is not a bad deal, if you're a celebrity that is. That's what one Ohio woman and her legal team are hoping for. It seems like "Mary" discovered her photo being used without her permission on a sign up confirmation page for Yahoo's email system and nabbed up three law firms to fight her battle. Whats in it for the law firms? Exposure, and possibly a big payday. Apparently "Mary's" right of publicity was violated. Now keep in mind she isn't a celebrity, just your average everyday woman from Ohio who wants her payday from a multi billion dollar company.
It seems odd that Yahoo would use her photo if it wasn't part of a stock photo library; there are tons of generic looking stock people out there to choose from. If they did use her photo from a service like Flickr or Yahoo Image search there most likely is something in the small print to protect Yahoo. We'll have to see how this one pans out.
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3-06-2007 @ 2:58PM
Morgan said...
For $20mln I will give them a picture of me they will NEVER forget.
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