Absurd!
Anyone hearing this news for the first time would certainly feel this way.
A player suing an award for infringing on their portrait rights?
And the award... indeed infringed on this player's portrait rights!
It's simply outrageous!
In fact, violations of portrait rights are common and frequent.
And often misunderstood.
But Lu Yang's accusation is very clear.
Firstly, French Football and the Golden Ball Award are not nonprofit projects of nonprofit organizations.
Simply put, French Football aims to profit from the Golden Ball Award.
How they earn is their business, but they intend to profit anyway.
In this case, they can't just use a player's image freely.
This is different from photos taken of Lu Yang during matches and then used.
Of course, because the issue was escalated, French Football immediately responded, claiming they have Serie A's authorization.
They can use Lu Yang's player portrait.
