– Trannel International Limited and Kindred (London) Limited are jointly ordered to pay remuneration to the Norwegian Football Association in the amount of NOK 1,800,000, it is stated in the judgment which was delivered on Thursday. The NFF will also have its legal costs covered. – The verdict was as expected from our side, however we believe that the compensation should and could be higher, writes marketing director at NFF, Runar Pahr Andresen, in an e-mail to news. The conflict was about a so-called Instagram story from 24 March last year. Unibet, which is owned by Trannel, posted a photo of Martin Ødegaard and Erling Braut Haaland in national team uniforms. This caused the NFF to react so forcefully that they went to court, and now the Oslo district court has concluded that they had reason to react. – We are satisfied that the district court is clear in its judgment and follows our argumentation in the case. For us in the NFF, it is obvious that foreign betting companies, which are not allowed to operate in the Norwegian market, cannot freely use our rights related to the national team either, Andersen also writes. Got the green light from the stars According to the verdict, the union got the green light from the two superstars to sue for the aforementioned image use. – It is undoubted that Haaland and Ødegaard know about and have agreed to the NFF pursuing the claim legally, it says. As neither Haaland, Ødegaard nor the NFF had given Unibet permission to use the image in question, the conditions in Section 104 of the Copyright Act had to be met. The court has concluded that they are not. – The court therefore believes that the image of Haaland and Ødegaard has been used in violation of Section 104 of the Copyright Act, the judgment states. HOT: Unibet used a different photo of this hot duo. Photo: Christine Olsson / AP Referred to as “two national treasures in football boots”, the NFF argued that the compensation sum should reflect the fact that sponsors pay dearly to use images of the players. THE CHARGE: It became expensive to use a photo of Haaland and Ødegaard without consent. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB – When assessing reasonable remuneration, account must be taken of the fact that the NFF’s sponsors pay large amounts for the right to use images of the players. It is relevant what others would have to pay for a similar right. They were successful in that. – The court believes that it is of great value for Unibet to be associated with two national treasures in football boots just before an international match, and with a link to and advertising for gambling, the judgment states. Tomas Øivind Kristensen from the law firm Kleven & Kristensen represented the NFF in the case. Disagree At the same time, the other party’s lawyer Nicholas Foss Barbantonis was clear that the NFF had nothing to do with them. – Trannel is the wrong defendant. The NFF should have carried out further investigations before they brought Trannel into the case. The condition of legal interest has not been met for Trannel, and the company must therefore be acquitted, and this should have an impact on the costs of the case, says the summary of Trannel’s argument. Barbantonis has not responded to news’s inquiry on Thursday afternoon.
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