This is no “star is born” story for the digital age, though at first it may seem like one.One moment, Alison Chang, a 15-year-old student from Dallas, is cheerfully goofing around at a local church-sponsored car wash, posing with a friend for a photo. Weeks later, that photo is posted online and catches the eye of an ad agency in Australia, and Alison appears on a billboard in Adelaide as part of a Virgin Mobile advertising campaign.Four months later, she and her family are in Federal District Court in Dallas suing for damages.
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Use My Photo? Not Without Permission
This is no “star is born” story for the digital age, though at first it may seem like one. One moment, Alison Chang, a 15-year-old student from Dallas, is cheerfully goofing around at a local church-sponsored car wash, posing with a friend for a photo. Weeks later, that photo is posted online and catches the eye of an ad agency in Australia, and Alison appears on a billboard in Adelaide as part of a Virgin Mobile advertising campaign. Four months later, she and her family are in Federal District Court in Dallas suing for damages.