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PORN COMPANY stealing YOUR images for DVD covers!
So I was reading about a case where a photographer named Lara Jade is suing a company (TVX Films) that stole one of her images from Deviant Nation (a self portrait taken when she was FOURTEEN!!!) and was using it on the cover of a rereleased porn film called BODY MAGIC. When she asked them why they were doing this they scoffed at her. As she persisted, she got this e-mail: "IâM SURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH YOUR FACE WILL BE HISTORY. WE HAVE STOPPED SELLING THE DVD UNTIL COVER IS REPLACED. WE HAVE FURTHER CHECKED OUT YOUR NAME AND ITS NOT LIKE ITâS A HOUSE WHOLE NAME. ACTUALLY, REMOVING YOUR IMAGE WILL HE P IMPROVE THE SELL OF THE DVDâ¦.. SO FAR IT BOMBED. ⦠AS FOR COMPSENSATION;YOUR SILLY! ⦠THEY ARE REMAKING THE COVER S WE SPEAK SO YOUR TEN SECONDS OF FAME WILL SOON COME TO AN END" So I go check this company's site out and FIND THIS:  I KNOW that's an image I've seen here on Model Mayhem AND on Myspace used by the person in the photo. Does anyone know who this is? I only saw this case mentioned once here on Model Mayhem and upon investigating it myself I saw LOTS of potential copyright infringements on the covers of these adult films being rereleased by TVX Films. Many of them may be YOU or shot by you. I hate to make you go look as many of these have hardcore photos, but it might be worth it, just in case. http://www.tvxfilms.com/sales/images/jpgs/ Anyway, if this has been mentioned already, I'm sorry. I felt it had to be brought up just in case. ~ Chris Oct 04 07 09:11 pm Link Boy, the 70s were funny. Oct 04 07 09:15 pm Link ....what's new Oct 04 07 09:20 pm Link Typically porn companies are very good at following the law. Local governments score big PR points when they arrest or prosecute an adult entertainment company. Pornography is currently our nations #1 law enforcement priority (above terrorism and drugs). I would expect a company in the adult entertainment business to be quite willing to pay for a image they used. It really is to their advantage to avoid a court battle. These companies usually have a very good understanding of intellectual property laws. After all, intellectual property is their primary product. If the image really was taken of a 14 year old, they are some extremely serious child pornography issues. Oct 04 07 09:29 pm Link Wait how did the get a full res printing image off the internet? Oct 04 07 09:29 pm Link Wouldn't they just put images of the actual actors on the cover? Oct 04 07 09:34 pm Link Iona Lynn: Nekked MOD wrote: Here are some links to the case here: Oct 04 07 09:34 pm Link MelissaLynnette LaDiva wrote: so people will actually BUY the movies Oct 04 07 09:34 pm Link MelissaLynnette LaDiva wrote: "actors" Oct 04 07 10:12 pm Link Chris Beyond wrote: I don't know the model, but the photographer is Octavio Arizala, more widely known as WinkiTiki, and he had been a MM member (8781). See http://www.winkitiki.com for his main site, which has another image from that session (makeup, model, prop gun) up. Oct 04 07 11:24 pm Link My friend had her pics show up on an escort website...it was a bitch to get them down. Oct 04 07 11:51 pm Link Kevin Connery wrote: Someone should point him to this thread -- Octavio stands to make a very nice windfall with his upcoming copyright case. Maybe he'll take us all out for beer! Oct 04 07 11:56 pm Link They wanted to steal this photo for an Eastern European porn DVD. Apparently, because they couldn't agree on the title, it was delayed and someone was able to inform me about the ongoing theft. AFAIK, the two top titles that caused the delay were: A. "The Electrician's Kielbasa" vs. B. "Nobody eats Pirogi as Electrician's do" I got lucky I found out early enough!  Oct 05 07 12:04 am Link Looks like those assholes stole another person's photo. I KNEW I recognized this photo from somewhere: http://www.tvxfilms.com/sales/images/jpgs/Sunny.jpg This guy is on my friends list on DA. He does amazing work: http://roge-photo.deviantart.com/art/Flowers-25454884 I just sent him a note about it. I got a feeling that these butt plugs think that because the copyright holders are from overseas that they're immune from prosecution. This is the #1 reason why I've taken A LOT of my work off from DeviantART..... Oct 05 07 12:27 am Link its threads like this which make me glad I joined this place. Oct 05 07 12:29 am Link Michael Fryd wrote: Image theft is huge online and nothing can stop it, watermarking only helps identify your work but there's still no way to prevent someone from taking your images (sucks) other than making your images small with poor quality to deter the desire to steal them. Oct 05 07 12:44 am Link Also remember even if you haven't registered YET, you can still register. Takes up to 6 months some times. But after those 6 months, THEN you go after the bastards with the lawsuit and they'll settle. Registration makes this much easier. If you're not registered, it's usually a harder to get any restitution. Oct 05 07 12:52 am Link My PB pics are stolen and spread all over the internet from the website. Is there any way to make them take them down? Pisses me off...why would people pay for the site if they can get it for free? Oct 05 07 01:19 am Link You can have your attorney contact them or their ISP. Oct 05 07 01:48 am Link I just got a reply from the photographer in Russia who took the photo that appears on the cover that I linked above. He had no idea that they had used it; and he's pissed (mainly because it's being used on a porno). This company really needs to get sued off the map.... Oct 05 07 11:54 am Link Iona Lynn: Nekked MOD wrote: I so would not buy a porn with the images above...there is nothing porno-rific about those pictures at all. Oct 05 07 12:01 pm Link Daniela V wrote: on THAT note...if Daniella V was on the cover...nevermind...I CAN'T go there! LOL Oct 05 07 12:05 pm Link where's the damn edit button so I can type her name in correctly?!!! Oct 05 07 12:06 pm Link Wouldn't you be bummed if you bought thaqt DVD thinking that ass was Candida(bad name for porno actress, good name for fungal vajayjay) and you discovered that the lady had an ass like a peperoni pizza. I'm gonna stick to downloads so as to avoid disappointment. Oct 05 07 12:10 pm Link Just wondering, if the work is not yours, how can you know that the photographer wasn't paid? Oct 05 07 12:11 pm Link Hmm, dunno about this one-- I thought I heard a while back that Octavio was producing adult movies or something. Lots of gossip about which models were actually doing the movies, etc. Silly stuff. Oct 05 07 12:12 pm Link I can't speak for the "Star Babe" photo above, but in the case of the shot I linked above, I happened to know who the photographer was and asked him. Jellokittee wrote: Oct 05 07 12:17 pm Link Jellokittee wrote: Read the news stories I linked above. This company already has a history of stealing photos. Oct 05 07 01:30 pm Link Manuel Rego wrote: The company stealing these photos for their DVDs IS based in America. And from the e-mail exchanges they did with Laura Jade, sounds like they didn't even care that they stole a picture of a 14 year old for their cover. Oct 05 07 01:32 pm Link I just e-mailed Winky Tiki about the image. Oct 05 07 01:43 pm Link Sabrina Maree wrote: PB's has legal representation that deals with that. They've been very active in going after copyright violations. Just send them the information and they will take try to take care of it. Oct 05 07 01:55 pm Link I found one of my photos from DA on one of the cover's as well! They grabbed one of my photos from DA apparently. I think it's way funny the photo they choose-- I am inclined to let it go just because of that. I'm laughing my ass off right now! Oct 05 07 02:13 pm Link FWIW I just informed Lara's atty in Florida about these additional images. If anyone else that is being infringed by TVX wants that contact let me know by PM. I'm off on assignment for the rest of the weekend but will be back on Tuesday. Just post a msg to me and I will get back to you with the information. Studio36UK Oct 05 07 02:30 pm Link gdsandy wrote: There is porn actress turned director named Candida Royale. for real. Oct 05 07 02:35 pm Link I was referring to Lara and Egor. I am aware that TVX is based in the US (Texas I believe..). Chris Beyond wrote: Oct 05 07 02:37 pm Link Studio 530 wrote: I REALLY think you should follow up on this though. It's ONE thing if they asked you and you let them use the image for free, but it's another to have them stealing photos from you without even a "we stole your image. Thank you." Oct 05 07 02:55 pm Link Models need to be careful, even if they are doing TFP that they have a contract between them and the photograph that states that the photographer nor the model is allowed to sell those pictures to third parties. Without that contract, someone can sell those pictures because you have no legal rights to it, even though it is your image. You can go to court, but it will be very expensive to sue these companies because they have their asses covered as well. One of the models with my former agency who has a seven page layout in SHOW magazine can me found in the back of urban magazines like Black Men and XXl on the cover of pornos. They chopped off her head, and used ass shots and slapped a pole between her butt cheeks, and now they're making thousands of dollars off of her and she isn't getting paid a dime. Oct 05 07 03:02 pm Link My bad...i mean between them and the photographer Oct 05 07 03:07 pm Link MelissaLynnette LaDiva wrote: That's what I thought.... Oct 05 07 03:08 pm Link This is the second case I have seen of porn company taking personal pics and making box covers. She should sue. I have had photos stolen by some one right clicking then making something from it. Situations like this explain why I watermark. May not be the best looking for my port but it makes it way more inconvenient to use. Oct 05 07 03:15 pm Link |
