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Message: [QUOTE="longtime, post: 270866, member: 16513"] I don't know if there's a statutory protection applicable to models only. If not, you're out of luck under general contract law principles -- you agreed to let them take these pictures, and even if not explicitly, you implicitly gave them the right to use them for commercial purposes (as you knew that's what was intended). One thing in your favor, though, is that your agreement was [i]conditioned[/i] on their giving you final say on the choice of images. If that's the case, then it's simple: no final say-so by you, then no protection of terms of agreement for them. More importantly -- if it's the options you're concerned about, I find that it works well on me when people play nice. Just say what's on your mind. "You know, I've really enjoyed working here, and hope you think I've made a meaningful contribution. I'm not leaving because of any problem with the company, but, as you know, because of external circumstances. I was wondering if there's any chance that I could get some acceleration for some of my unvested options. I really think a lot of the company, and understand if you can't, but I'd sure appreciate it if you could look into it." You [i]could[/i], even, start this conversation following a conversation about how glad you were that you could help with the photos -- just don't get too cute about it, or it may look like a threat. That's up for you to decide based on the circumstance, what you know about the people involved, etc. [/QUOTE]

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