Grub-hub sometimes does this without the restaurant's knowledge or permission[1]...

addled · on June 3, 2020

I wonder if restaurants could add creative licensing terms to the metadata of the images on the legit sites?

"...By reusing our image for marketing purposes without prior written consent, you agree to a $3 royalty fee per page view."

IANAL, so no idea if that could be held up in court, but would be fun to see someone try.

realusername · on June 3, 2020

That's also my understanding of it, that does sounds like a business model based on trademark violation / brand impersonation.

The only reason they get away with it is they target small restaurants which are unable to defend themselves. They would try to create a fake <yourlocalcityname>mcdonald.com, it would be taken down immediately.