The “meme” case of master actor Selçuk Method, which has been going on since 2016, has finally come to an end. A cafe that used the image of Method while eating toast without permission was sentenced to pay 100 thousand TL in material damages and 50 thousand TL in non-pecuniary damages.
One of the important names of the Turkish cinema world, Selcuk Methodwas sued a while ago due to an interesting issue. A photo of Method, taken while eating toast, was very popular on social media, with many sharings.breast“. A cafe used this meme on its menu without permission, and was sued with the famous actress. Now, it’s quite long lasting this case has come to an end.
Selcuk Method, in the case he filed through his lawyers 100 thousand TL material compensation, 50 thousand TL non-pecuniary compensation had requested. The defendant denied this accusation. Selcuk Method, who was right in the case before the 4th Civil Court of Intellectual and Industrial Rights in Istanbul, won the compensation. However, the decision was overturned by the defendant’s appeal. Thereupon, the same result was obtained in the case that was reopened at the Istanbul 2nd Intellectual and Industrial Rights Civil Court. Interestingly, the defendant, who appealed again, this time 11th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court could not save.
Selcuk Method officially won the breast case
Selçuk Method’s lawyer told the court, “His client’s Turkey most important that he is one of the theater and movie actors, that a very inappropriate photograph taken while eating at the cafe belonging to the defendant was used in the menu, advertisements and promotions of the cafe, in the magazine Journalists’ Association award ceremony magazine, that the defendant is a permanent part of the cafe in this way. creates the perception of being a customer, that the plaintiff was mocked because of this photo on social media, therefore the plaintiff suffered material and moral damage.” he said. The lawyers of the defendant cafe “A work in the middle no unfair use, The picture in the magazine of the Magazine Journalists Association was published without the defendant’s knowledge, some pictures of the plaintiff were included in the menus used in the shop, but were destroyed after the determination made by the Court, that the cafe is a well-known businessdoes not need advertising” he argued.
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Source :
https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/unlu-sanatci-selcuk-yontem-tost-davasini-kazandi-41900283