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Beagle - 2:08 am on Feb 28, 2008 (gmt 0)


You might want to have a statement saying that the pictures of celebrities carrying similar bags do not indicate an endorsement. There are all kinds of reasons, most of which you won't even know about, that a particular celebrity might not want to be connected to a particular brand or type of item, and putting the photos in proximity to pictures of the products you're selling could easily be seen as implying that there's an endorsement.

This doesn't have to be a negative thing for you - it could even be a selling point. Fashion magazines do it all the time: "Here's Ms. Movie Star in L.A. last week carrying her PriceyBrand bag that sells for $5000. Here's one that shows the same fashion sense that you can buy for $50."

But, yes, be careful about the copyrights of the photos.

[edited by: Beagle at 2:29 am (utc) on Feb. 28, 2008]


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