Advice please, I am devastated. Not a troll post

You can request to have the photos removed, though it's unlikely.

I am very very sorry for your loss. Heartbreaking.

she will live forever in internet cache.

be happy.

Your comment is reasonable but...more info... the pics are of her under chemo and no permission was given to publish them. They were taken by a so called charity foundation that says by using cosmetics they can make patients feel good. Now it appears they are being used in the market place to promote cosmetic sales. She was a very photogenic young woman even in chemo.

Is there a comment section where the photo's are posted?

Legal cease and desist.. unless unknown to you, the daughter signed something allowing it? Sorry for your loss.

Sounds like you need legal counsel

I'm so sorry for your loss, how devastating.

That is in really poor taste for them to use a chemo patient's photos without her or your family's permission.

I dont know what the law is where you live, but I know in the magazine industry we always had to get photo release forms signed before we could publish photos of people. I don't know if it was just a courtesy or really illegal not to though.

Last Edited by WhiteKitty on 07/01/2017 11:45 AM

Oh gosh...they were even of her during the illness? ?People will do anything to make money.

Get a lawyer...thats probably the best advice

Yes have posted reflecting my disdain and disgust at their marketing strategy being the parent of the deceased.

If the photos are being used for marketing and advertising (or profit), I believe the photographer has exclusive rights unless thy give permission or get paid by someone to use them for that purpose.

Not sure if the photos were taken by just a staff person at the charity or a professional photographer. If so, I would also try to find out the name of the photographer.

Last Edited by WhiteKitty on 07/01/2017 11:30 AM

Thanks all. Gotta give my wife some attention now. She totally upset. I think the lawyer point will be followed as soon as I return to UK. Flying soon. Pity I have to leave my daughter's mother in such a state. The money grabbing bastards will always use other people, but this kind of thing is bloody beyond anything I could ever expect. Thanks for your comments all.

Yes I see this, but surely a little heart and common decency would override this.
What a friggin world we live in. sheesh

Is it for a charity promoting self esteem or other cause that your daughter supported while ill? If so, it is a very positive part of her legacy. If not, simple lawyer's letter along with FB shaming campaign (double whammy). I hope it's the former.

I hate that this happens with the images, especially of children.

Make lemonade, as there is literally no way to fight the virality of market image sHaring and to attempt it will only bring more pain.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

If they are using her picture for commercial purposes, you have standing as her legal guardians to represent her estate and sue the cosmetics company for appropriation of likeness. Get a lawyer and ask if you can sue them until they can't exist anymore. That's unnaceptable.

I am deeply sorry for your loss.

It might. I hope so, that is just really wrong. When my fiance died of cancer he was so emaciated in the end and thats not always how you want to remember your loved one.

I really doubt it's legal for them to use her photos for marketing and advertising (for profit) without her written consent.

PS, I really feel like the lawyer will say yes, because once they crossed that line and used her image for cosmetic sales, 1) they are using it for commercial purposes and 2) if they have any permission to use her image for one purpose that is not commercial, that does not transfer to using her image for commercial purposes.

I really, really think you should get a lawyer, and this is one of the things that they are actually good for. One of the good deeds they do in this world. The company should not be allowed to appropriate your daughter's image like this, and they will do it to others until they are stopped.