Model sues PT Telkomsel

Model sues PT Telkomsel

JAKARTA: A model sued telecommunication company PT Telkomsel
last week for the alleged illegal use of her picture for the
promotion of its product Halo card.

The plaintiff, Filiana Andalusia S., also sued Parama Model
Agency and Inter Admark advertising company for the same offense.

She demanded that PT Telkomsel and the other two private
companies pay a total of Rp 6.72 billion in compensation.

A. Muhajir Sodruddin, one of Filiana's lawyers, told the South
Jakarta District Court on Thursday, that the model had signed a
contract with Parama to perform as a Betawi (indigenous Jakartan)
dancer for Telkomsel from March 1, 1996 to January, 1997.

However, Telkomsel still uses the picture for its Halo card
promotions whereas the contract between the artist and Parama
officially terminated in 1997.

Telkomsel's lawyer Sulistya Adi said that Telkomsel had
nothing to do with the model as the company signed the deal with
Parama Model Agency. -- JP