kowenicki said:
forevercloud3000 said:
Darc Requiem said:
forevercloud3000 said:
The fact Jerry was in that commercial hurts the PS brand which he advertised as Kevin Butler. I am pretty sure Sony has clauses against this and Jerry should have known that from jump. Why would he even do a commercial that puts him at odds with his other job. Basically it is moonlighting for the enemy. He kinda deserves to get sued for this...but I hope they can come to a swift agreement and get him back into advertising Playstation. |
Sony had already let him go before the commercial was ever filmed. The man has to make a living. It's unreasonable for them to terminate him and then still deny him work.
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I don't have all the facts on this situation but when/where did Sony "let him go"? From my understanding these things usually work on a timed contract basis where one will perform for "X" amount of months/years or however long it takes to make commercials. Nevertheless even after the initial obligations are done, I am pretty sure they almost always include clauses that stipulate you can't do similar work for a direct competitor.
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For a specific time only that must be reasonable and not hinder ones ability to make a living. In the UK you can't make it stick for more than 6 months.
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Sony ran Kevin Butler ads from 2009 to 2011. The hadn't run one all year. I remember threads on this site asking what the heck happened to Kevin Butler. So to Kowenicki's point, given the time th first Bridgestone ad appeared, it would have been well over 6 months since his contract had ended. There is also an issue that would arise from how a such a non compete clause was worded. Bridgestone isn't a direct competitor to Sony. So unless the contract specifies that he can't be seen using a competitors product publicly, he wouldn't be in violation of such a clause.
