FTV receive c&d from Mercedes
 

Haven't seen it mentioned here yet, FTV received a C&D from Mercedes so they have to pull every image with the S..L#&&(*R in it (hey, wouldn't want the M/erce&des lawyers to find this thread :winkwink: )

Where will it stop? C&D from Coke? C&D from your TV manufacturer? C&D from the company that made your kitchen sink?

Nahhh. everything BUT the kitchen sink

heh, I made a thread too. Pretty much same questions.... ;)

dont piss off kohler...

that's fucked up :/

heard stories before about BMW doing the same

Seriously, what kind of "damage" can be done to Mercedes by having pornstars pose with their cars?

"Damn, that chick is hot... and for some reason, now I want to buy a Mercedes." -- lol..

I wonder how many pornstars and industry people own Mercedes compared to other brands.

People who own & buy stock in the company probably don't like the idea of it.

I wonder if that guy in a red teddy with his dick stuck up a Range Rover received a C&D.

pull the images or what?

they own the car, they can do whatever they want with it

But unfortunately not the rights to use it in commercial photography. :(

Thats why you get the dolorean

Yep alot people dont realize that.

if you are going to sell those pics, no...unless you get permission

what if the membership was sold under the premise of obtaining access to a blog inside the members area....& the photo's were "just there" :winkwink:

then i wonder why paparazzi photo's don't blur out brand names...i mean someone sold the shot of paris getting out of a 500k mercedes with her twat flapping around

If that's the case then we should all be shooting in a bare studio, since every manufacturer with a unique product could sue us.

Make sure the backdrop has no texture, the manufacturer might recognise it. :winkwink:

it is the case in the usa.

Man that sucks, they must have a ton of pics with their chicks beside their fine rides.

This is quite common on the DVD video side of adult. People get c/d often. It's why when you watch a video you'll never see any type of logo in it.

And no shooting models with Playboy logo tattoos. Imagine finding out someone else owns the copyright to your ass?

there is no excuse making that much money not having lawyer on staff or pretty close to on staff.

Yes. Associating sex and cars is lower than low. When I go to a car show, I've never seen sexy women there at all.

"When you turn on your car, does it do the same for you?"

Pure filth. Shame shame shame.

end orgasm. I mean sarcasm.

every major studio I have worked for took extra special precautions to blank out any labels before the camera was ever turned on

even when I was at a Hustler shoot and they wanted porn magazines on the coffee table, they made sure the names of the porn magazines could not be seen

If I recall right the only thing that would have to be removed is the Mercedes Logo, not the car, however even that may be in question really.

FTV could get an attorney and fight it.
Besides that would be excellent publicity.

but thats their right and if you want to use their product in a commercial venture you need their permission.

Yes we have removed all images from all our hosted promo. We are asking affiliates to please do the same. =/ Its a shame to have to pull the pics of hot girls with such beautiful cars.

hahaahahaaaa

This one? :1orglaugh
http://free6site.com/banner/tailpipe.jpg

very true, just removing the logo and any "brand" mention would probably be fine

I think of that image whenever I see a friends Rover :1orglaugh

I shot a girl with a Playboy logo tattoo on her ass, she has since become a Hustler cover girl and is big on their web advertizing ...... lazered off I guess :1orglaugh

i have always thought this was the stupidest fucking law ever - you buy a product it's yours to do what you want with it - but that's not how it works - the clothes manufacturers could do the same thing.

funny thing is that until the movie E.T. all motion pictures and tv shows would have to tape up the logo on any product or make some dumb fake like SuperCola rather than CocaCola - THEN came E.T. and the use of Reece's Pieces - sales of that candy exploded and now manufacturers of everything from candy to Mercedes PAY to get their products into a movie. Product placement.

unfortunately porn still has a stigma.

I would think that Rob's lawyer would have come up with the obscure the Mercedes logo fix if that would do the trick. Maybe because automobiles have body shapes that are instantly recognizable versus something like a soft drink can where if you cover up the Coke logo it could be any one of a hundred different brands.

sorry to hear about this Chris - it sucks.

Because Mercedes doesn't mind their car being associated with what rich people drive. Which is why most celebs get shit for free from the companies, so that they will be seen driving or wearing the products. Many Celebs are even paid to order certain brands of liquor in clubs just so people will over hear what they are ordering and order it also to be like them.

Tell Mercedes to fuck themselves...if you don;t want your brand out there make your shit generic

There are lot's of other brands than Mercedes.

But who would they sue? Paris? Different scenario altogether.

let's use our brains and not be silly..... FTV makes $$$... you think they'd sue some dumb amateur girl site with a pic of her cheap bmw that only has 25 members? :winkwink:

It will be interesting to see how it plays out though... go FTV. :upsidedow

....and if the cars are in his COMPANY name.... ouch.

yep, I have been on shoots where we had to put black tape on neon beer signs to make it say something other than "Budweiser" for example.

The usual Mercedes body style is also copyright. You see it mentioned in some of their commercials.

It shows the arrogance of this company

Mercedes will say the cars image was used to help sell the product.

What is the world coming too?

Actually, if you don't vigorously protect your companies logo/copyright/trademark you can lose future rights to that copyright.

Welcome to the world of greeking.
It is all about the copyright itself, which typically is the logo and such, rarely if ever can an object itself be copywritten. Does not mean they still can not sue the living fuck out of you and waste your time and cash. Afterall many of these companies have a lawyer or a floor of them already on payroll getting paid if they are working or not so tread lightly.

Mercedes isn't the only car company to bully people trying to make a buck

http://www.nissan.com/Digest/The_Story.php

Bull fucking shit. If anything, Mercedes should be paying them for free advertising!

No one is going to see a Mercedes and say "Hey, I should sign up to Lia19". But I'm willing to bet people are seeing Lia 19 on that car and saying "Wow, that's a good looking car".

Calm down, everyone knows the cars were used to help sell the product. Were the girls posing with used Yogo's? Of course not. And nobody is going to buy a new Benz because a girls tits were on the hood.

Not bitching at you......

If this rule applies to FTV, then it should apply to every major movie studio also - meaning that Mercedes Benz can never have their car displayed in a movie.

Note that Ford has a habit of getting their cars all over movies. I noticed "I Am Legend" was all Ford products, as well the last James Bond movie. All car companies should embrace this, not fight it.

Then how come Pepsi can have a commercial bashing Coca Cola (with a Coca Cola bottle in the scene)?

Another example would be Miller vs Budweiser.

How do these companies get away with showing other logos? I seriously doubt the competition would give permission for these companies to use their logos to bash their own products...

paparazzi photography is different than commercial photography, thats why you dont need a release form for the britney pussy pics, they are considered editorial/news worthy...
i dont think it matters if the cars are in his name or his company name.
btw, i think Harley Davidson did something similar and to me that was quite shocking..