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leaf:
haha.. yeah I think it is a joke site in which case the image use is probably within reason.  Check out the video on one of the pages
http://thethirdbid.ev1n.infogenix.com/index.html

qwerty:
they're all exclusive Istock files so definitely breaking the licence terms. Probably just a case of them not reading them before using the pictures. A gentle reminder from Istock of the conditions would be suitable here.

lisafx:

--- Quote from: madelaide on October 07, 2009, 21:56 ---In most cases I believe the model or the photographer wouldn't bother about this use, unless there is a more sensitive issue.

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^^ Definitely. 

I have seen a lot of my images used next to testimonials, and also in magazine articles about specific named individuals as though the models were the people named. 

The agency is not listed in these cases for obvious reasons, so difficult to pursue it through the agencies - particularly if you aren't exclusive anywhere. 

Unless it is a sensitive use and/or the model objects I don't bother pursuing it. 

helix7:

--- Quote from: qwerty on October 08, 2009, 02:39 ---they're all exclusive Istock files so definitely breaking the licence terms. Probably just a case of them not reading them before using the pictures. A gentle reminder from Istock of the conditions would be suitable here.

--- End quote ---

Doesn't matter that they're exclusive. Same license rule applies in this case, prohibiting any use that depicts a personal endorsement by the model. Although since it's a joke site, I wonder if the license still applies. Technically the models aren't being depicted to endorse any real product. The testimonial from the construction workers mentions working on the "fetzer valve", which isn't even a real valve.

leaf:
but the site is just a spoof website, or a joke.  it is meant to be humor so we will know that the people are fake actors, so I think maybe it is within the licensing conditions.

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