New Idea warns rivals not to rip off exclusive Brangelina wedding snaps in legal letter
Women’s magazine New Idea has taken the unusual step of sending a legal letter to rival publications and news outlets warning them not to use its Australian exclusive images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s wedding, suggesting even the Copyright Act’s fair dealing clause would not be a defence for reproducing them.
Images of last weekend’s secret wedding taken from international magazines have already appeared on Aussie publications including The Guardian, NovaFM, The Sydney Morning Herald and News.com.au. These include People’s cover revealing Jolie’s dress and a shot of the family and the Hello! world exclusive which featured the couple’s kiss. They are also circulating widely on social media, and have featured on Australian TV shows.
#Brangelina WEDDING PHOTOS released by People and Hello! Magazine! Can’t wait for this issue! #ddwdc! pic.twitter.com/dpUalqR4Nn
— DanaCortez (@DanaCortez) September 3, 2014
“…Pacific Magazines will be the only Australian publisher to release these exclusive images and reiterates our agility and commitment to report on significant world events” Fiona Legdin.
Really? Aside from the fact that it’s not what I’d call a significant world event, the wedding was almost two weeks ago and everyone has seen the photos already. Even this article (by an Australian publisher) has produced photos of the wedding.
It must be like 1980 at Pacific Magazines.
Ange looks so beautiful. No other celebrity bride can pull this off
Thanks for your enlightening input, Hilary
LOL @ Another Agency
Was that even worth commenting
Enjoy the issue
No Hilary, she looks anorexic!
Just goes to show how olde worlde the dinosaur print media really are. The pics have been all over the Net, all over Facebook for two weeks, hell they’ve even been on both the Fairfax and News websites yet this magazine is touting them as “a world exclusive” and threatening legal fire and brimstone against their rivals if they use the images. Hello! (no, not the magazine), the horse has well and truly bolted.
Thanks Mumbrella, I have now seen my full quota of brad/ange clickbait.
Do-not-care.