There was a strange story this weekend about a couple of NDP supporters who were inadvertantly included in a Liberal ad.  The advertising/design agency, The Element Agency, created an advertisement for the Liberal Party of Canada featuring (among other things) a clip of an elderly couple kissing.

The couple turned out to be two NDP volunteers from North Vancouver.  Their image was supplied to The Element Agency by Getty Images, one of the largest suppliers of stock images.   The ad agency was forced to remove the clip when Jean and John Macintyre recognized themselves in the ad, but say they never agreed to have their image used.

Although it’s embarassing for the Liberal party, they are correct in saying, “When you deal with a company such as Getty Images, you are assured that all the appropriate rights were acquired.”   We’ll have to see what becomes of this story.

You can read more from the reporter who broke the story here.