In a new FIDE drama yesterday, David Llada reported, “FIDE, which didn’t approve my petition to take pictures at the last chess Olympiad, is shamelessly using my photo of Ju Wenjun (from the Baku Olympiad 2016) for the official billboard of the Women’s match” He adds, “Needless to say, they have no rights whatsoever over this picture, and I wasn’t paid for or consulted about it. Now I’ll send them an invoice, though.”
Today, just 24 hours after the post, David Llada brings an update, “FIDE contacted me, agreed to pay a fair fee for using the photo, and issued an apology. I appreciate the gesture – one small step toward professionalism and PR awareness.”
One small step for man one giant leap for mankind…
