Joshua Rogers | 77 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I was doing some reading and came across this lawsuit: https://casetext.com/case/cory-v-nintendo-of-am "In this action for alleged violations of sections 50 and 51 of New York's Civil Rights Law arising out of the use of certain photographs taken of plaintiff, a model, on package boxes of a video game manufactured by Nintendo of America, Inc., defendants, Nintendo, Geers Gross Advertising, Inc., an advertising agency which represented Nintendo, and McCann Erickson USA, Inc., which acquired Geers Gross and later represented Nintendo, appeal from the denial of their motion to dismiss the complaint. In March 1986, plaintiff agreed, for a fee of $1,250, to pose for a photograph which would appear on a package back for a Nintendo product. Plaintiff participated in two other photography sessions, for which he was paid $750 and $500, respectively, and signed a document, known as a "model's voucher", prepared by his agent, McDonald/Richards, Inc., in connection with each of the three sessions. These vouchers grant to Geers Gross "or those for whom they are acting" the right, inter alia, to use and/or publish the photographs of plaintiff for a period of 12 months. Subsequent to each session and the signing of each of the vouchers, Geers Gross sent McDonald/Richards a "Model Release" for plaintiff's signature. These releases, which do not contain any time limitation on the use of plaintiff's photographs, were signed in plaintiff's name by a representative of McDonald/Richards and returned to Geers Gross. Defendants thereafter used the photographs on packaging for a video game manufactured by Nintendo." I guess it's the father in the picture, based on some google searching. Funny. I guess it wasn't such a happy family after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,178 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Very interesting! I guess being a generic late '80s early '90s dad model paid pretty well back then! 1986 Dollars - $1250 + $750 + $500 = $2500 2020 Dollars - About $5,800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 256 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Basically, the model signed a 12 month contract for the picture. Then the model's agent signed an unlimited use contract for the same picture by signing the model's name on the new contract. Court dismissed the judgement because the model had previously granted permission for the agent to sign contracts on his behalf. Do I have that right? Sounds like he probably spent whatever he earned from the photo on lawyer fees... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,883 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 That's how I read it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,436 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I just can't get over 1) the boys are playing Super Mario Bros, a one-player-at-a-time game while both are holding controllers, 2) the cartridge is outside the console (yeah I know they had to show it, but still...) and 3) Mom's not looking at the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,883 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Also, the console is clearly not turned on, or even plugged in for that matter. And Mario is jumping backwards into a pit (remember, the game doesn't scroll left). It's almost like they went out of their way to make it look fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 For those who don't know what we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser | 598 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 11 hours ago, austin532 said: For those who don't know what we are talking about. They fixed some of those oversights on the Indian version of the NES: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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