impression of costumed devotee were being sold on giant soundbox pillow , without the cosplayers ’ consent . Can you even imagine the horror of seeing a stranger choke up a jumbo pillow — with your back side printed on the back ? Luckily , the caller behind these pillows tells io9 they ’ve accord to block off selling them .
Yesterday cosplayerCarrie Winkposted this picture , after attending AnimeNext . At the normal , Wink discovered that in the dealer ’s room 2ImageSolutions was selling body pillow ( and small pillow ) of various cosplayers they had photographed at dissimilar conventions , for earnings . incognizant cosplayers were having their battlefront AND cover plaster on a giant pillow and being sold to stranger . The cosplayers were ( understandably ) not glad .
We reached out to the Superman Costumer ( exhibit above)Dustin Doroughvia e-mail who state his concern
The marketer has released a public statement saying that he is within his sound and moral right to be sell these pillow .
[ blue-pencil NOTE : seller has now changed their position see below . ]
His effectual right are highly confutable at honest , but his moral right field are non - actual . Even if he had an iron - clad model release ( which he does n’t ) , selling these images on pillow without tell the framework is despicable . Even if these are n’t “ body pillow ” , they are still pillows . Something that goes in someone ’s layer . I ’m trusted many costume designer would be severely creeped - out take their pictures on something of this nature . It ’s just not right to do that without talking to them about it . print are one matter , while pillows are another exclusively . ”
Another costumer , Marie Greydescribed the whole nightmareordealof trying to buy a body - sized pillow of herself from the vendoron her website . Only to be rejected and told that the vendor were within their effectual rights to sell pictures on pillows to strangers .
Thankfully , the costumer ’ scandal has been get word . We reached out to2ImageSolutions , who told us they ’re discontinuing the sale of the cosplay pillows . And all existing pillows will be give only to the mortal whose image was printed on each pillow , complimentary of charge . give thanks goodness .
The unique service that 2imagesolutions offers is to provide the attendees of these outcome with a 360 ° record of their costume . It ’s a fun way for the people we snap to be able to remember how they raiment at these issue . We still trust that is a fun way to see and show off our costumes to our friends and family .
At our booth , we had pillows and mark of a few costumes that were available for purchase . We were VERY selective with the single we chose , and out of the hundreds and hundreds of panoramas we have take , only a handful were used ( about 10 of them ) . We chose the single that we feel were the best of the ripe and exemplified the spirit of the outcome . Although each of the people we used signed a model handout , some of people were upset that we used their trope . We did not intend to upset people , and felt that people chosen would be flattered to be among the few prefer .
As a result , our business mannikin has changed : In the past , we were selling products with look-alike of others as well as custom - ordered print of themselves . This was meant to invigorate people to elevate the level of their own costumes . We would care to assure participants that any pictures of them that we have taken WILL NO LONGER BE SOLD AT OUR BOOTHS OR AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC . The products will be useable ONLY to those of whom the movie were film . Any future product will be special - order so that the attendees will be able-bodied to ordain prints and product of themselves and themselves only . We would like everyone to recognize that their privateness is of utmost importance to us and that we did not specify to breach their privacy in any way .
2imagesolutions will still honour our loyalty to send the attendees the 360 ° pictorial by email in a Flash file , but would like to reemphasize that they will not be distributed in any way to anyone other than themselves without their express permission .
We are plant this change as a result of feedback we received . We appreciate your understanding and promise you that our intentions were to observe the events and attendees of these events for their enthusiasm and the efforts they put into creating sport and singular costumes .
While we disagree that it ’s “ merriment ” to distribute and sell pillows with someone ’s fount and consistency on them without express license , we ’re really happy this was resolved .
paradigm viaCarrie WinkandLinwood Knight .
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