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Photographer

ReImagine Media

Posts: 2

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Please be careful posting casting calls.  I had a guy show up for casting, decided not to do it, next thing I know , I am being sued .  MM  does not care about this nor its users protection, so make sure before casting, you have sign a contract.

Aug 31 14 06:15 am Link

Photographer

Rob Photosby

Posts: 4810

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

You may need to give a bit more detail about the circumstances.

Aug 31 14 07:49 am Link

Photographer

LeonardG Photography

Posts: 405

San Francisco, California, US

BTS Media wrote:
Please be careful posting casting calls.  I had a guy show up for casting, decided not to do it, next thing I know , I am being sued .  MM  does not care about this nor its users protection, so make sure before casting, you have sign a contract.

MM does not provide you with business nor legal advice. Likely it was your business practices that started the problem and it would have happened if you were on MM or not.

Where in the TOS does MM say it "protects" the members from anything? I do, however, offer a $10,000 pay-in-advance protection policy if you wish to enroll.

Aug 31 14 10:30 am Link

Photographer

udor

Posts: 25255

New York, New York, US

BTS Media wrote:
Please be careful posting casting calls.  I had a guy show up for casting, decided not to do it, next thing I know , I am being sued .  MM  does not care about this nor its users protection, so make sure before casting, you have sign a contract.

Sorry... but none of what you are saying makes any sense!

What kind of contracts do you want to have a prospective model sign before he or she comes to the casting, which is a selection process!

It sounds like you are an employer at a big company, and you have an ad out in the newspapers that you are looking for candidates to fill a position... then, you have applicants... and you get sued for not chosing every jobseeker... or... you decided to fill the position... from within the company!

Do you have more information?

Aug 31 14 10:34 am Link

Photographer

Laubenheimer

Posts: 9317

New York, New York, US

Rob Photosby wrote:
You may need to give a bit more detail about the circumstances.

may?

do tell....

Aug 31 14 01:40 pm Link

Model

Rockabella

Posts: 588

Bargara, Queensland, Australia

I don't understand how or why you are being sued.. But model mayhem is like social networking for people in the industry, they aren't responsible for what you or others do when you connect with someone else on the site. They are only responsible for content on the site and what happens on the site.

Aug 31 14 03:18 pm Link

Photographer

I M N Photography

Posts: 2350

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Very interested in the text of the lawsuit.
I think that will clear things up very quickly, and prevent 10 pages of speculative comments.

Aug 31 14 03:37 pm Link

Photographer

Eyesso

Posts: 1218

Orlando, Florida, US

Odd if only time was lost.  In Germany....can a person sue for wasting time?   

In which case....I spent time reading this thread, so I think I may have a case  (kidding)

Aug 31 14 03:42 pm Link

Photographer

L O C U T U S

Posts: 1746

Bangor, Maine, US

BTS Media wrote:
Please be careful posting casting calls.  I had a guy show up for casting, decided not to do it, next thing I know , I am being sued .  MM  does not care about this nor its users protection, so make sure before casting, you have sign a contract.

I ate a shrimp once.
So make sure you have a signed contract,

My story doesn't make sense, because it's missing a lot of details.  Which is what your story is missing, a lot of details.
Without the details, we have no idea what you are talking about. So we have to disregard what you are saying, Until we can understand fully.

Aug 31 14 03:58 pm Link

Model

Michelle Genevieve

Posts: 1140

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Hmmm . . . OP with 1 post, it's a controversial statement with no backup facts and now OP is absent from the conversation.

I smell a troll.

Sep 01 14 07:23 am Link

Photographer

AJ_In_Atlanta

Posts: 13053

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Locutus wrote:

I ate a shrimp once.
So make sure you have a signed contract,

My story doesn't make sense, because it's missing a lot of details.  Which is what your story is missing, a lot of details.
Without the details, we have no idea what you are talking about. So we have to disregard what you are saying, Until we can understand fully.

I know a guy who ate a shrimp once and MM did nothing about it.  MM does not care about shrimp or protecting shrimp, so make sure you wear sun block.

Sep 01 14 07:38 am Link

Photographer

Shot By Adam

Posts: 8095

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Michelle Genevieve wrote:
I smell a troll.

Same here

https://media.giphy.com/media/a5SXcvU91NnnG/giphy.gif

Sep 01 14 07:50 am Link

Model

Jen B

Posts: 4474

Phoenix, Arizona, US

BTS Media wrote:
Please be careful posting casting calls.  I had a guy show up for casting, decided not to do it, next thing I know , I am being sued .  MM  does not care about this nor its users protection, so make sure before casting, you have sign a contract.

Is the reason you are being sued because you had a casting? A casting is just an audition. What went wrong from there?
Jen

Sep 01 14 08:12 am Link

Model

Caitin Bre

Posts: 2687

Apache Junction, Arizona, US

I think we are missing A LOT of details here. So before harpooning what MM cares about and what they don't please be more detailed.

Sep 01 14 11:38 am Link

Model

Caitin Bre

Posts: 2687

Apache Junction, Arizona, US

udor wrote:

Sorry... but none of what you are saying makes any sense!

What kind of contracts do you want to have a prospective model sign before he or she comes to the casting, which is a selection process!

It sounds like you are an employer at a big company, and you have an ad out in the newspapers that you are looking for candidates to fill a position... then, you have applicants... and you get sued for not chosing every jobseeker... or... you decided to fill the position... from within the company!

Do you have more information?

^this^

Sep 01 14 11:41 am Link

Model

Caitin Bre

Posts: 2687

Apache Junction, Arizona, US

Shot By Adam wrote:
Same here

https://media.giphy.com/media/a5SXcvU91NnnG/giphy.gif

I spit coffee on my keyboard. Thanks Adam. ROFLMAO

I don't know why I think this gif is so dam funny but it is. lol

Sep 01 14 11:52 am Link