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2005-02-02 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tu3031 2005-02-02 10:08:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Taster's Choice brings in a profit?!? Have you tasted that sh*t?

Posted by BH 2005-02-02 10:47:18 AM|| 2005-02-02 10:47:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 what an awful thing to do! Using a model's likeness on a product after he was paid to pose ....

what f&^king morons did they get on this jury?
Can you say "immediate appeal"? I knew you could

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-02 11:02:15 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:02:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Frank, his contract specified payment if the picture was used. He never got paid.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-02-02 11:04:03 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-02-02 11:04:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 $330,000? How many models make that?

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-02 11:13:59 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:13:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Excuse me a moment while I email Nestle. They can use my ugly mug on whatever they want for a mere quarter million...

Posted by Bulldog 2005-02-02 11:18:51 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:18:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Gee Frank, a number of models make that amount, usually female in that sexist industry of exploitation. Just consider this a readjustment to gender neutral pay. [insert smiley here]

Posted by Glereper Thigum7229 2005-02-02 11:21:59 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:21:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Damn, I'm in a wrong bizness.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-02 11:41:33 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:41:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 5% of the gross?

Not quite right. No way was that picture worth 5% of the cost of the product.

The $330K of actual loss is reasonable, plus interest at say, 5% above LIBOR (compounded) and allowable IRS-amounts of penalty should be the award. Tax Free, of course. And on top of that legal and court costs.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 5% of the gross?

Not quite right. No way was that picture worth 5% of the cost of the product.

The $330K of actual loss is reasonable, plus interest at say, 5% above LIBOR (compounded) and allowable IRS-amounts of penalty should be the award. Tax Free, of course. And on top of that legal and court costs.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| 2005-02-02 8:47:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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