Sarkozy wins payout over air hose ad
Posted by Jefrey Teaser on August 1st, 2008
Paris, France A Paris court ruled Tuesday that Irish priced carrier Ryanair must pay President Nicolas Sarkozy and his married woman Carla Bruni a total of 60,001 (USD 88,975) for an advert featuring a pic of the duo.
Sarkozy and Bruni registerred separate suits that existed heard together in a judicature session in Paris, quest damages for Ryanair’s employment of the mental image for commercial purposes without license.
Sarkozy enquired for a symbolical one euro in redress, which the judicature granted.
The judicature ordered Ryanair to give Bruni 60,000 (USD 88,974), less than the 500,000 (USD 741,450) she had got sought.
Sarkozy and Bruni, a longtime model, existed married on Saturday.
It is notted the first time that Ryanair, Europe’s large low-cost air hose, has utilized politicians’ alikeness without license.
The Irish company has employed photos of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in past advertisings.
Last twelvemonth Ryanair reportedly settled a cause filed by Sweden’s ex-Prime Minister Goran Persson out of judicature after victimization his pic picture without his consent.
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