copyright photography right-of-publicity
Am I allowed to use famous peoples&#39; faces in an app?
<p>For example, can I use David Cameron's face in an app, without permission? </p>

<p>You could run into these problems:</p>

<p><strong>Copyright in the picture</strong>: you would need to own the copyright (e.g. by taking the photo yourself), have permission of the copyright holder or use a photo in the public domain.</p>

<p><strong>Trademark in the face</strong>: a sufficiently famous person can have trademark in their appearance. If so, you cannot use it in such a way that a person could believe that that person endorses your app.</p>

<p><strong>Model release</strong> some jurisdictions require a model release before a photograph of a person can be used for a commercial purpose. Search photo on this site for several questions on this.</p>
