Shatriya"). His modeling agent is Ikon, a non party to this action. He contends that he was hired to pose for photographs taken by defendant Bruce Gilden ("Gilden") for use in connection with a joint 50th anniversary celebration ("the project") of the Mercedes Benz brand of sports cars and Leica camera lenses. Gilden took these photographs over the course of five days, from April 1 through April 5, 2004 ("the photos"). Gilden is a professional photographer and a member of defendant Magnum Photos International, Inc. ("Magnum"), a photographic agency that has a number of clients, including, in this case, Leica, Inc. ("Leica") and Mercedes Benz, sued herein as Daimler Chrysler Corporation ("DCC").