Hi Buster. Welcome to the Topic. It really doesn't make a diference if someone is making any money or not. The question is whether you have the right to use the image. And a corporate logo vs. a personal item, really is not different. A real estate company can't come take a picture of your house and put it on their brochure because they like the looks of your house. Even if it is in a public place. I was in Las Vegas and one of the hotels shot a video of me, unbeknownst to me. (Sounds kinky, but it is not) Turns out they wanted to use it in their hotel advertising. It is still playing on the vegas strip by the way. The video was shot on their property in a public location. I still had to sign a release before they could use my image. I received no payment of any kind. I know this is all hair splitting and seems petty. I hope his book does well.
