How can a newspaper feature be embarassing? Read on...

autopsyche · 10th May 2008, 23:42

My car got prime location in todays Hindustan Times in the Delhi Police Advertorial (English and Hindi edition)..... pretty embarassing to get calls all morning haha!

Im sure the creative manager must have gone through loads of pics and thought, hey thats a cool car lets picture this!! GRRRRRRR.

CaliforniaKnight · 10th May 2008, 23:46

free ad publicity for the car he he.....

SumitB · 10th May 2008, 23:50

Can't you sue them for using your car's picture without prior permission?

nkapoor777 · 11th May 2008, 00:07

Amazing man!

Did you get a ticket for this at all or someone has just chosen the pic because they liked the car?

.anshuman · 11th May 2008, 00:14

i saw the pic in the newspaper i was wondering if it was your car,LOL.

JayD · 11th May 2008, 01:04

Did you actually jump the light??

tsk1979 · 11th May 2008, 01:14

you shouldn't jump red lights

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So did the challan come in the Mail yet?

autopsyche · 11th May 2008, 01:16

I dont know if i jumped it or if i was stopped ahead of the light, i pass by that intersection twice a day and there is a camera installed there. Which was that website where you can see your challans online? Ill see if it reflects there. The pic is atleast two to three months old though, coz i removed that sticker on the rear glass around that time.

Abix · 11th May 2008, 01:35

tsk tsk tsk Arush, didnt expect this from you!! lol!!

autopsyche · 11th May 2008, 01:39

Oi! stop poking funny comments at me, im a very safe and obidient driver you know

khaadu75 · 11th May 2008, 02:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by autopsyche

Oi! stop poking funny comments at me, im a very safe and obidient driver you know

Yeah Yeah .. we know how safe and obedient ! I mean talking on the mobile while driving , never wearing seat belts , darkest of dark tints on your cars , jumping red lights , dragging with auto wallas , etc etc ... really safe and obedient

Cheers

PS -- And the above was mentioned by you to me ;-)

vebmetal · 11th May 2008, 04:18

Hah, my first reaction when I saw this was, "hmm.. is this person on team-bhp?"

Well done.

If you are actually in the habit of breaking red lights, please don't.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SumitB

Can't you sue them for using your car's picture without prior permission?

No. On what grounds? There's no such thing as needing to take 'prior permission' to take photos in a public place!! Try using that argument next time an interceptor takes a photo of you speeding?

condor · 11th May 2008, 05:47

Arush, that's bad. You know that the crime is not in doing the criminal thing. It's criminal only to get caught doing it. So next time, make sure that 0-100 happens in double fast time.

Gautam Misra · 11th May 2008, 07:16

You definitely have a case of defamation against all three - Delhi Police, the advertising agency, and the news paper. You can file a suit for damages as well as a criminal complaint before the local court. In the suit you can implead all three as parties; but the same can take years before being finalised.

IMO you can start of by giving a legal notice and you have a good case if your no is visible on the paper ad.

sudev · 11th May 2008, 07:38

lagee kya?

Tera vakil: mi lord yeh bekasur hai kyunki crime scene reconstruction se pata chalta hai ki... ..
1. from the camera angle it is not a picture taken from speed trap as most of them are on central verges.
2. AFAIK they take B&W pics as the readability on zoom is better (can techies confirm)
3. All use flash (day or night) and there is no flash shine in the pic
5. The guy in right lane is also going through so probability is low

Me lord pronounceth: So Arush you are likely to be in the clear but ........hhhmmmmmmm unless you can prove the light signal is photoshop job

Order order: You did jump the red light!!!

hai koi jawab???? ;-(

10th May 2008, 23:42	#1
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	How can a newspaper feature be embarassing? Read on... My car got prime location in todays Hindustan Times in the Delhi Police Advertorial (English and Hindi edition)..... pretty embarassing to get calls all morning haha! Im sure the creative manager must have gone through loads of pics and thought, hey thats a cool car lets picture this!! GRRRRRRR. Attached Thumbnails
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10th May 2008, 23:46	#2
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	free ad publicity for the car he he.....
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10th May 2008, 23:50	#3
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 987 Thanked: 264 Times	Can't you sue them for using your car's picture without prior permission?
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11th May 2008, 00:07	#4
nkapoor777 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 608 Thanked: 143 Times	Amazing man! Did you get a ticket for this at all or someone has just chosen the pic because they liked the car?
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11th May 2008, 00:14	#5
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,078 Times View My Garage	i saw the pic in the newspaper i was wondering if it was your car,LOL.
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11th May 2008, 01:04	#6
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,237 Thanked: 2,572 Times View My Garage	Did you actually jump the light??
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11th May 2008, 01:14	#7
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,725 Thanked: 23,050 Times View My Garage	you shouldn't jump red lights . So did the challan come in the Mail yet?
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11th May 2008, 01:16	#8
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	I dont know if i jumped it or if i was stopped ahead of the light, i pass by that intersection twice a day and there is a camera installed there. Which was that website where you can see your challans online? Ill see if it reflects there. The pic is atleast two to three months old though, coz i removed that sticker on the rear glass around that time.
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11th May 2008, 01:35	#9
Abix BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 315 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	tsk tsk tsk Arush, didnt expect this from you!! lol!!
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11th May 2008, 01:39	#10
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Oi! stop poking funny comments at me, im a very safe and obidient driver you know
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11th May 2008, 05:47	#13
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 16,051 Thanked: 16,387 Times View My Garage	Arush, that's bad. You know that the crime is not in doing the criminal thing. It's criminal only to get caught doing it. So next time, make sure that 0-100 happens in double fast time.
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11th May 2008, 07:16	#14
Gautam Misra BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bhubaneshwar Posts: 222 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	You definitely have a case of defamation against all three - Delhi Police, the advertising agency, and the news paper. You can file a suit for damages as well as a criminal complaint before the local court. In the suit you can implead all three as parties; but the same can take years before being finalised. IMO you can start of by giving a legal notice and you have a good case if your no is visible on the paper ad.
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11th May 2008, 07:38	#15
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,856 Thanked: 3,229 Times	lagee kya? Tera vakil: mi lord yeh bekasur hai kyunki crime scene reconstruction se pata chalta hai ki... .. 1. from the camera angle it is not a picture taken from speed trap as most of them are on central verges. 2. AFAIK they take B&W pics as the readability on zoom is better (can techies confirm) 3. All use flash (day or night) and there is no flash shine in the pic 5. The guy in right lane is also going through so probability is low Me lord pronounceth: So Arush you are likely to be in the clear but ........hhhmmmmmmm unless you can prove the light signal is photoshop job Order order: You did jump the red light!!! hai koi jawab???? ;-(
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