New York Photographer Claims DKNY Stole His Photographs
And the DKNY Facebook is currently being flooded with angry users calling on them to apologize.
1. Popular photoblog Humans of New York posted this picture today on their Facebook, which already has over 20,000 shares:
2. With this caption attached to the photo:
I am a street photographer in New York City. Several months ago, I was approached by a representative of DKNY who asked to purchase 300 of my photos to hang in their store windows “around the world.” They offered me $15,000. A friend in the industry told me that $50 per photo was not nearly enough to receive from a company with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. So I asked for more money. They said “no.”
Today, a fan sent me a photo from a DKNY store in Bangkok. The window is full of my photos. These photos were used without my knowledge, and without compensation.
I don’t want any money. But please SHARE this post if you think that DKNY should donate $100,000 on my behalf to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. That donation would sure help a lot of deserving kids go to summer camp. I’ll let you guys know if it happens.
3. People are now sharing the Facebook photo all over the comments of DKNY’s posts:
4. DKNY hasn’t made an official statement on any of their social media channels, but the comments are pouring in. So far DKNY’s Twitter has been silent on the matter:
6. UPDATE: DKNY has apologized and is donating $25,000 to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn in Stanton’s name.
Via: humansofnewyork.com
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auntierae28 2 months ago$25,000, that’s the best they can do? Every dollar helps, of course, but a company like DKNY can afford a lot more than that!
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Andereme 2 months ago
So, first DKNY steals the photos because they don’t want to pay more than $15K, a mere droplet in the advertising budget. Then, after getting caught red-handed in what would be a very (very) expensive copyright suit, the put forward a low-ball amount to donate. DKNY should pony up some serious money and be kissing the ground in thanks for not being sued.
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Heathermameez 2 months ago
Of course he should be paid. What bothers me is the comment about how much they should pay because they are a big company. They should pay based on what the photos are worth at market. Not based on how many assets they have.
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kimberlyt10 2 months agoyou’re missing the point…it’s beyond paying for the photographs it is about paying a fine for an unethical action. If you got caught stealing from a DKNY store I guarantee you wouldn’t just pay the amount of the jeans you stole, you would have a lot more fees to contend with. DKNY got off easy and their public image is suffering for it. If I was them I would have at least donated either the full $100k or $50k and another $10k to a charity that helps young artists!
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