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Old 06-09-2009, 11:06 PM  
Juilan
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Originally Posted by pornlaw View Post
Always remember that if someone is using your pic of a model for an escort site, you have a claim --- but the model has even a stronger claim.

If you are going to push this beyond a DMCA and if you havent registered your photos with the US Copyright Office prior to the infringement, you have little to no damages.

However, the model still has a solid right publicity and false light claim and whether she signed a model release doesnt matter.

Something to think about....
About the first part, if he published them on the net earlier than that site in question, I would think he has satisfied the definition of prior use copyright.

On the second point, totally agree, a tort claim could be bigger and scarier.
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