📸 Who Really Owns Your Image? The Black Stalin Case Might Shock You…

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader!

What if you used a photo of you to promote a concert—and you got sued?

That’s exactly what happened in a recent court case involving the late calypso icon Black Stalin. His widow was ordered to pay over $360,000 to a photographer for using an image without permission.

Yes, you read that right.

In Trinidad and Tobago, performers and creatives don’t automatically have legal control over photos taken of them. And many artists are still unaware of the laws that protect (or fail to protect) their image.

That’s why we wrote this important blog post:
👉 Who Really Owns Your Image? Lessons from the Black Stalin Photo Case
READ here: https://www.dianjen.com/image-rights-in-trinidad/

You’ll learn:

What copyright law actually says about image ownership
Why "image rights" don’t exist (yet) in T&T
The legal tools you can use to protect your likeness
How unfair competition and passing-off really work
What you must do before posting or promoting with someone else’s photo

PLUS: We created a FREE toolkit to help you stay protected.
🎁 When you read the blog post, download the Image Use Toolkit for Artists & Performers—complete with:

✅ A Performer-Photographer Agreement Template
📘 A Quick Guide to Image, IP & the Law in Trinidad and Tobago
📋 An Image Rights Checklist

🎯 Click below to read the blog and get your free toolkit:
👉 https://www.dianjen.com/image-rights-in-trinidad/

Don’t wait until you’re on the wrong side of a lawsuit!

Know your rights! Protect your image!

Stay creative (and covered) :)

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