The magazine, containing 132 pages, was filled with pictures of the musician, both during performances and outside of them. André Rieu was not paid for the use of his pictures and started a procedure. The publisher indicated that he has paid for the stock pictures.
Often companies are under the impression that this mean they have also obtained the rights of the models in the pictures. This, however, is not the case. Because of his popularity André Rieu is able to object the publication based on his portrait rights.
An injunction followed accompanied by a recall of the magazines from all retailers, making the sold issues a true collector’s item. (Source image: Collector’s magazine – Boek9.nl, portait CTM registration 4713483).
