Meghan Trainor Has Slammed The Anti-Marriage Equality Campaign For “Illegally” Using Her Picture
Meghan Trainor has denounced an anti-marriage equality ad that used her photo and lyrics without permission.
US pop singer Meghan Trainor has denounced an anti-marriage equality ad that appropriated her photo and lyrics to encourage Australians to vote no in the upcoming postal survey.
Last week a Facebook page called “Vote No Australia” posted an image of the ‘All About That Bass’ singer along with the words “My vote is no, you need to let it go”. The line is a reference to Trainor’s song ‘No’ which includes the lyrics “My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no, you need to let it go, you need to let it go.”
@Meghan_Trainor did you know your image is being used in the no campaign against the lgbt and marriage equality in australia? pic.twitter.com/BqiRIABRta
— Nichole Conolly (@Nichole_Circus) August 19, 2017
@Meghan_Trainor did u know an Aussie anti marriage equality group is using a pic of u 2 get people 2 vote "No"? https://t.co/I7awBhaKBX
— Drew Francis (@DJRooRox) August 19, 2017
This morning Trainor posted on Twitter “Someone in Australia is illegally using my picture for a campaign against marriage equality. So wrong. Not okay”. She also reaffirmed her support for marriage equality.
I SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY!Someone in Australia is illegally using my picture for a campaign against marriage equality. So wrong. Not okay
— Meghan Trainor (@Meghan_Trainor) August 23, 2017
I've said it before, Everyone should be able to love who they want. I support equality, period. ????
— Meghan Trainor (@Meghan_Trainor) August 23, 2017
The image has now been removed from the “Vote No Australia” Facebook page. It’s not clear if this was done at Trainor’s request.
Campaign advertising for the postal survey is not subject to same rules and regulations that apply during a normal election. Ads, including those posted online, don’t need to feature any information identifying who produced them.
However numerous Australian laws regulate the use of a person’s likeness without their permission. According to the Arts Law Centre “The mere use of a person’s image is unlikely to be found to mislead or deceive under this area of law unless that person is a celebrity or well-known endorser of products”.
Junkee has contacted Trainor’s publicist for comment.