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Easy to dismiss as money grabbing, but I can sort of sympathise with the fact he was born into something he was famous for with no say in the matter. See also: royals.
doesn't mean he should get paid, rather that his anonymity might have been preserved until he was old enough to be told and could decide what to do about it.
I hate the way the US legal system (and probably others) works though. Instead of the argument being about what it is really about - presumably this guy thinks he should have been paid more money for the photo. But they have to trump up the claims to make it about Child pornography, which is clearly bogus.
Yep. I imagine the thought process went something like this (on the financial side at least- I do have some sympathy for him and his involuntary fame):
- that lot made a fortune out of that album and the image of me on the cover is iconic. I'm famous and they benefitted so I want paying
- was there a contractual right to payment? Seems not, or maybe there was and they paid up way back when
- can I make some bullshit claim for retrospective image right violation or similar? Nope, that doesn't sound like a real thing
- can I sue them for damages because their..... negligence?.... caused me distress and has permanently affected my life? Sounds sketchy at best
- ah look- my dick is on it. Let's call them nonces and hope they pay up out of court to make it all go away. Problem with that is- a picture of a baby isn't sexual. So....
- [lawyers "brainstorm" for a day]: best we can come up with is- they didn't blur out your winkie and they stuck a dollar bill there, so maybe they are implying you are.... Dunno.... A low-budget sex worker or something? Right? Because nudity plus cash means prostitution? Let's give it a shot....
I notice the BBC cropped his knob out!
If his parents did not agree to the use of the photo, then why is the claim they agreed to use a sticker to cover the willy area
Oh dear , Led Zeppelin must be trembling in their wallets see Houses Of The Holy album cover for reference.
Blind Faith
Scorpions Virgin Killer
They didn't think those ones through