From the “Model Releases, who needs ‘em?” dept.: Soldier sues Getty Images
So Getty Images sells a photograph of Erik Curran, a soldier, to St. Martin’s Press.
St. Martin’s Press publishes it on the cover of “Killer Elite”, a book about a super-secret U.S. Army Special Forces team. The book is currently selling on Amazon at $16.47. Curran files a suit naming Amazon and Getty Images (for starters) contending he did not grant permission for his photograph to be used.
No response yet from the folks at Getty, so I’m not going to assign blame just yet, but if Erik Curran didn’t sign a release, Getty’s gonna have to sign a check.
Note to Getty: See Russell Christoff v. Nestle USA.
