Player Paulo Dybala

[wadewill]

If it’s just image rights we will get this done IMO

 

[Dillspur]

Juventus are going to have to contribute to the image rights fee if they want to sell him in this window.

Disagree, if we get him for around €70m, you'd have to think that Juventus have given some sort of discount on his fee due to the image rights, because he is probably a 90-100m player

 

[THFCSPURS19]

 

[RJR1949]

I stand corrected on that front. As you say it doesn't mean anyone actually uses it anyway.

As to the other stuff, there is even an arbitration provision in that standard form. It doesn't imply anything other than the parties have agreed to use it.

Returning to the general question of image rights, the leading case in English law is Rihanna vs Arcadia (Top Shop). The Court of Appeal found that there was no general image right under English law

“A celebrity seeking to control the use of his or her image must therefore rely upon some other cause of action such as breach of contract, breach of confidence, infringement of copyright or, as in this case, passing off.”

What it all means is that there does not seem to be the same need for the club to buy Dybala’s image rights as there would be in a country such as Italy where image rights are recognised in law.

I’d be stunned if Spurs didn’t have seriously good lawyers (unlike me) working on this.

 

[Johnny J]

Fucking hell, I work for a huge law firm with a top sports practice. I wonder where it would rank on a 1-10 scale of unprofessionalism if I go to their floor tomorrow and refuse to leave until they say they'll give Levy a call.

Edit: Thanks @RJR1949 I'll print that out and take it with me

 

[Indisguise]

Returning to the general question of image rights, the leading case in English law is Rihanna vs Arcadia (Top Shop). The Court of Appeal found that there was no general image right under English law

“A celebrity seeking to control the use of his or her image must therefore rely upon some other cause of action such as breach of contract, breach of confidence, infringement of copyright or, as in this case, passing off.”

What it all means is that there does not seem to be the same need for the club to buy Dybala’s image rights as there would be in a country such as Italy where image rights are recognised in law.

Somebody email this to Levy!

 

[Yiddo100]

Why oh why would we loan rose

 

[FalcUK]

It's in the image rights company to get the deal done, they'll get a big payout and probably still get some image rights as well.

I think this will happen!

 

[wrd]

Gwaaan Gards

 

[tobi]

I think they've already done that with the fee.

That's fair but it's the final day, how badly do Juve need the money let's find out.

PSG need to sell Neymar first and Barca need to sell multiple players to raise those funds. No other club is interested.

 

[bbunc]

Why oh why would we loan rose

Cannot see any scenario where that would make sense.

 

[morriss]

Cannot see any scenario where that would make sense.

Because he doesn’t want to be here?

 

[thefierycamel]

Foyth's injured so that's worrying. He isn't exactly good there either imo. Loaning rose is a mistake. No point weakening the team for no reason + the english quotas

 

[viktorviktor]

Isn't the image right problem not due to future use of his likeness, but the lawsuit between him and that firm? So it's basically about taking on the risk of the lawsuit which could potentially be a liability of 40m. Hardly peanuts.

 

[GetSpurredOn]

Some of the latest commentary is about how Juve really want this done. Between us and Juve, surely we can get the image rights issue resolved. Some of the other commentry is about how that’s the only outstanding issue, so wages must be agreed.
Now Lo Celso and Sessegnon are sounding like done, the clubs have all day tomorrow to resolve this.

 

[SpartanSpur]

That’s the thing, it can’t be.

Lots of the reports are from Miguel Delaney though, which is a worry. He’s hardly known for his accuracy.

He seems to have a source on this (from Dybala's side), going back to the initial bid and the Lukaku potential swap.

 

[dg8672]

Because he doesn’t want to be here?

Had ITK earlier that he didnt want to leave, though.

 

[GetSpurredOn]

Couldn’t we just promise not to use pictures of him in advertising??

 

[Indisguise]

Cannot see any scenario where that would make sense.

Unless a completely unexpected, first choice superstar left back suddenly became available?

 

[Wsussexspur]

Sky playing down the Dybala move which to me shows it’s not happening. As if there was a chance of us signing him still they would be hyping it up like anything