¿Puede una empresa utilizar la imagen de un trabajador con fines publicitarios?
| Author | Jairo José Cerdas |
| Published date | 05 October 2021 |
| Law Firm | Godínez Legal |
Sobre el uso de imágenes del personal en campañas publicitarias
Para analizar la posibilidad de utilizar imágenes en las que se muestre al personal de la empresa, ya sea en imágenes, videos publicitarios o en redes sociales, resulta fundamental comprender el concepto de “derecho de imagen” y su regulación en el ámbito nacional.
Al respecto, el artículo 47 del Código Civil señala:
La fotografía o la imagen de una persona no puede ser publicada, reproducida, expuesta ni vendida en forma alguna si no es con su consentimiento, a menos que la reproducción esté justificada por la notoriedad de aquélla, la función pública que desempeñe, las necesidades de justicia o de policía, o cuando tal reproducción se relacione con hechos, acontecimientos o ceremonias de interés público o que tengan lugar en público. Las imágenes y fotografías con roles estereotipados que refuercen actitudes discriminantes hacia sectores sociales no pueden ser publicadas, reproducidas, expuestas ni vendidas en forma alguna.
Dicho derecho ha sido desarrollado en diversos fallos de la Sala Constitucional y se define de la siguiente forma:
aquel que faculta a las personas a reproducir su propia imagen o por el contrario a impedir que un tercero pueda captar, reproducir o publicar una imagen sin autorización (Resolución 2001-9259, Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia).
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