What to do if I no longer work for a company buy they still have my picture on their website and they will not remove it?
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What to do if I no longer work for a company buy they still have my picture on their website and they will not remove it?
I have asked them several times to remove it. They will not respond.
Asked on October 6, 2011 under Business Law, Maryland
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
People have a right to control the use of their own image or likeness. Assuming that you had not signed some contract or agreement at some point, which game the company the right to use your picture more or less in perpetuity (since if you did sign such an agreement, it is enforceable, and they'd have the right to use your image), you could, if necessary, bring a legal action (i.e. file a lawsuit), seeking a court order directing the company to delete your image. Of course, lawsuits can be expensive, and if you have not been injured by their use of your picture (and you're not famous, so that the use of your image has a clear, demonstrable market value), you could probably not recover enough money in a lawsuit to cover its cost, so only do this if it's worth spending the money to get your picture off the site. Good luck.
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