AYU endorsing TOKYO TOKYO???

[mimika]

I don't think they got permission too...because if they do Ayu would have given them a recent pic..instead of a pic from ages ago (I think it's Free & Easy era??)

[ayu-suits]

yes i think they're not copyrighted coz I have seen a lot of products with Ayu on the package like hair dyes, nail art, socks, and even SPEAKERS. All products from China i think.. O.O

[Dustie]

Originally Posted by Deneb

hm. i don't think magazine photoshoots are copy righted. even if they are. they are not protected by copy right outside japan... just like j-pop sharable here while us musics arent. iunno, persumably..

Originally Posted by ayu-suits

yes i think they're not copyrighted coz I have seen a lot of products with Ayu on the package like hair dyes, nail art, socks, and even SPEAKERS. All products from China i think.. O.O

I think you're both wrong, photoshoot pictures are always copyrighted - either by the photographer or the magazine, or both. They'd have to be crazy to not protect them.

The reason why such photos appear on products Ayu doesn't officially endorse is simply becouse they're used without permission in vast majority of cases - I really doubt any of these could be 'quietly' licensed, i.e. used with Ayumi's permission without avex informing the public that some deal's been made. We haven't heard of any nail, socks, hair dyes endorsements from Ayumi/avex, which means they are most probably not legit.

Seeing how this has been going on for quite some time now and avex is taking no action against, I guess people just don't feel threatened using copyrighted works and thus they keep doing it...

[Ayumiko]

That's ayu during free & easy era....-____-

[aqua_crystal]

Originally Posted by ayu-suits

yes i think they're not copyrighted coz I have seen a lot of products with Ayu on the package like hair dyes, nail art, socks, and even SPEAKERS. All products from China i think.. O.O

Yeah well... in this case.... wouldn't Avex immediately find out about this???

[rusuke]

Originally Posted by ayu-suits

yes i think they're not copyrighted coz I have seen a lot of products with Ayu on the package like hair dyes, nail art, socks, and even SPEAKERS. All products from China i think.. O.O

I've seen a few... Products from China: mirrors(which I have), hat tags, socks and nail art.. eerrRRR.. Such bad people!!!!

[sitara]

lol, that's brave!!
they couldn't afford ayu, i'm sure XD