| June 11, 2018 |
Man Sues Pornhub Alleging Unauthorized Image Use |
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New Jersey — Edward Kelly of Marlton, NJ has sued Pornhub, seeking more than $3 million in damages and compensation for the use of his image, which was allegedly used in an ad and posted on the site without his approval. In the image in question, Kelly appears to be sitting in a car wearing a cap thatâs cocked to one side of his head. Heâs also flashing a fan of $100 bills. The image was used in an ad, which invites viewers to “make $752/day like me.” “See how I get it,” the ad tantalizes. According to a report on the lawsuit, Kelly was âdismayed and distraughtâ to learn from a friend that his photo was being used in an ad on Pornhub. The suit says the picture was âtaken and owned byâ Kelly, who does not know âhow his photo was extracted and/or disseminated.â “Someone on Pornhubâs advertising team found the photoâ¦Â and decided to use it in an ad campaign without [Kelly’s] consent,” it states. The suit says Kelly works âin the secular computer fieldâ and believes people seeing the ad âcould reasonably believe that [he] intentionally consented to Pornhubâs use of his image.â The suit also says the ad featuring Kellyâs image has been on Pornhub for at least six years. Ouch! Forgot to add link to previous tweet. Marlton man sues Pornhub, claiming sex-rated website used his photo without permission. — jim walsh (@jimwalsh_cp) June 8, 2018 |
