I might be able to sign a release allowing my apartment complex to post pictures of me online, but I certainly can't give them permission to post pictures of OTHER people (my visitors) online.
That's idiotic. It doesn't sound like they consulted with a lawyer before making up their rules.
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Using someone's photo for commercial purposes requires that person's permission.
I can walk up to you as you're standing in your front yard, take yout photo and then post it on FB and you have no remedy. But if I put that same photo in an ad about my roofing company and imply you're so happy with your new roof, then you can go after me.
elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Using someone's photo for commercial purposes > requires that person's permission.
But surely giving permission can't be a requirement for renting an apartment, can it?
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wine country girl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But surely giving permission can't be a > requirement for renting an apartment, can it?
I am not an attorney, but I'm pretty sure the answer to this is:
It CAN be a requirement...UNTIL such a requirement is prohibited by law.
Since this doesn't fall under civil rights issues (race...gender...religion...etc.), it would be up to each state/[or] county/[or] municipality to pass a law specifically prohibiting this kind of requirement to rent.
I would be in favor of such a law---I, personally, strongly think that this kind of mandatory "commercial" requirement infringes on each citizen's inherent right to privacy...a right which exists unless this right is relinquished in some way (by becoming a legally-defined "public person" for example).
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Okay, I don't want to move in a rush, so I hit the required "Like" button, see attachment, but here's what I think of your requirement to invade my FB with free advertising for you. Everyone, feel free to share. Oh, and by the time my lease has expired, I will have obtained a new one elsewhere."
Students desperate for housing will sign almost anything! The only reason they have the FB requirement "Friend" is so they can check on what they say on FB. Get nasty, and bingo, you get a 30 day notice!
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summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm wondering if it's a marketing strategy, so > that the complex has access to the residents' > friends list. It also makes the FB page look > popular.
Nope. I'm sure it's to spy on the tenants and know what they are saying about the complex, their job, and naughty pictures to use against them. This is UT and these are likely Mormon landlords. It's always about being a tattletale!