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Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
Very hard mostly for EABL one,since the portrait is not actually his photo but a cartoon with a javelin.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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Alba wrote:Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both. the story
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi
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nakujua wrote:Alba wrote:Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both. inaka hivi.  not sure how that #teamKenya thing will work... when people "celebrate sportspeople"... coz this is one of these! technically they have not used Yego for branding.... they are just noting an achievement under that "teamKenya" thingy majig! All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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masukuma wrote:nakujua wrote:Alba wrote:Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both. inaka hivi. not sure how that #teamKenya thing will work... when people "celebrate sportspeople"... coz this is one of these! technically they have not used Yego for branding.... they are just noting an achievement under that "teamKenya" thingy majig! He should sue. Jordan sued some company for using his likeness without consulting him and he was awarded $10M"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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masukuma wrote:nakujua wrote:[quote=Alba][quote=Njung'e]
/news/Tusker_ad.jpg?itok=dCqV-BnF[/img] not sure how that #teamKenya thing will work... when people "celebrate sportspeople"... coz this is one of these! technically they have not used Yego for branding.... they are just noting an achievement under that "teamKenya" thingy majig! Note the word "YEGOLD" on the flyer. I know it may mean anything or nothing but ain't it cheeky? A steakhouse tried such with Michael Jordan and were taken to court.They ended up paying Jordan close to 9M USD which he gladly gave to charity.His point in taking the steakhouse to court was to teach rogue firms a lesson.This one can stand! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi
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murchr wrote:masukuma wrote:nakujua wrote:Alba wrote:Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both. inaka hivi. not sure how that #teamKenya thing will work... when people "celebrate sportspeople"... coz this is one of these! technically they have not used Yego for branding.... they are just noting an achievement under that "teamKenya" thingy majig! He should sue. Jordan sued some company for using his likeness without consulting him and he was awarded $10M playing devil's advocate here.... does that look like the likeness of Yego? I think the only thing that he has claims on is YEGOld... but not the possibly shutterfly generic representation of a guy throwing a javelin. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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masukuma wrote:murchr wrote:masukuma wrote:nakujua wrote:Alba wrote:Njung'e wrote:
Were EABL and Co-op bank right to use Yego's images in their adverts? We all know those corporates don't care about sports and youths in Kenya.They are all more obsessed with bottom lines. Is it not in order for Yego to sue and teach them a lesson.
I haven't seen this. But EABL have a history of such shenanigans. Several years back, EABL tried to appropriate Dennis Oliech's likness without paying him. He rebelled and after a long battle, they finally stopped. Companies should pay sportsmen. These guys have only a short period to earn money before their skills are no longer worth anything. Most superstars have a 3-4 year window to maximize their pay that is supposed to last a lifetime. Many do not have employable skills. If you want to succeed at a sport and make good money, you often have to quit school or leave your employment. Its often impossible to do both. inaka hivi. not sure how that #teamKenya thing will work... when people "celebrate sportspeople"... coz this is one of these! technically they have not used Yego for branding.... they are just noting an achievement under that "teamKenya" thingy majig! He should sue. Jordan sued some company for using his likeness without consulting him and he was awarded $10M playing devil's advocate here.... does that look like the likeness of Yego? I think the only thing that he has claims on is YEGOld... but not the possibly shutterfly generic representation of a guy throwing a javelin. No one else won the Javelin Gold medal or holds the world leading record apart from YEGO. "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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I don't know how the law works in Kenya but huko majuu that would be considered a a blatant appropriation of Yego's image. Tusker would lose in court.
When Tusker appropriated Oliech's image back in 2009, the law was on their side. But Oliech boycotted the national team and Tusker had to relent because the public turned against them. Yego may have no way to fight this other than public relations.
I say we should pay athletes like Yego in order to encourage other vijana vijana into events like these.
When I was in primary school, I had a classmate who was an amazing gymnast. During every prize giving day, the headmaster would ask him to entertain the crowd with his somersaults, backflips and other mambo jambo. he could even twist mid-air. Later we went to secondary school and though he was barely 6 feet, he could dunk a basketball.
He was a freak. He had amazing leaping ability, a very flexible spine, he was fearless when it came to contorting his body in mid-air. Such a person would make an amazing high jumper or pole vaulter. or he could do Olympic divingThose skills could have taken him places if given guidance.
If Kenya encourages such vijana vijana, then the country can top the athletics table more often. EABL should behave themselves and pay Yego. Not only that, but they should sponsor grassroots athletics in order to unearth other talents. They would be empowering grassroots coaches who have an eye for talent and can groom the youth into world class performers.
They are behaving like our politicians, trying to approppriate for themselves something they havent earned. EABL likely have never contributed anything to Yego's success yet they are appropriating his success
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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nakujua wrote:kaka2za wrote:Talent has to meet opportunity. Few years ago,Rugby was only played in Nairobi. Cricket was for long also limited to the few who lived in Ngara yet Kenya made to the world cup.
I think there is a huge reservoir of untapped talent out there. @masukuma can you confirm that  - kumbe naks ilikuwa tu kelele, and I thought that was the home of rugby. Nakuru is the home of rugby. Who remembers West Kenya Oribis, with one indefatigable prop called Johnny Yakas, the hardest farmer known to man?
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