All Articles in People in advertising

Ex F1 driver Eddie Irvine appealed against his measly £2,000 damages award for TalkSport’s unauthorised use of his image in its advertising.    Topic: Personality rights Who: Eddie Irvine and TalkSport Limited When: April 2003 Where: Court…

Perhaps ITV1 should have known better, but their ads for cartoon satire show 2DTV and featuring various prominent public figures fell foul of ITC ad regs.   Topic: Personalities Who:…

“You can eat what you want and never, ever, ever, have to diet again” said ex-baseball player Steve Garvey. Should he hand his $1 million fee to disappointed purchasers?  …

Naomi won’t now get her £3,500 for breaches of confidences and data protection law, but does it change the position for marketers using people in advertising?   Topic:              Data protection…

Recent negative press reporting over “Cold Feet” star John Thomson may have caused Lloyds TSB to check the contract covering Thomson’s recent appearances in their advertising.   Topic:              Personality rights Who:               …

Naomi’s £3,500 damages for Daily Mirror drug rehabilitation revelations underlines another threat for ads making unauthorised celebrity references.   Topic: Personalities Who: Naomi Campbell and Mirror Group Newspapers Limited When:…

When celebrity chef Ken Hom agreed to endorse Lee Kum Kee prawn crackers he hardly expected makers Westmill to end up before the beak on a “no prawns” charge.  …

In a UK first, personality endorsement rights are now judicially recognized. But the damages awarded in the Eddie Irvine/Talkback case gave advertisers an unexpected boost.   Who:  Eddities Who:  Eddie…

‘There but for the grace..’ may be the comment of many time and budget-strapped marketers on this sad story of mistaken identity in a drug promotion brochure.   Topic: People…

How does a jolly story about Bill avoiding tax deduction at source for a UK speech fee have relevance for advertisers?   Topic: PersonalitiesWho: Bill ClintonWhere: HarrogateWhen: June 2001 What…