Paris Hilton Sues Hallmark Over Greeting Cards September 13, 2007
Paris Hilton is
suing
Hallmark in federal court for using her image without permission in a new line of greeting cards.
In a complaint filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Hilton alleges that Hallmark has, among other transgressions, misappropriated her image and invaded her privacy with the card, a copy of which you'll find below. According to the lawsuit, the greeting card, which purports to show Hilton's "first day as a waitress," was first distributed earlier this year and remains on sale. Hilton is seeking at least $500,000 in actual damages and a permanent injunction barring Hallmark from further exploitation of her name and likeness.
You can see the lawsuit in its entirety here. Greeting Cards Blog also has more details about the Paris Hilton Card.
We think she has a good case: even if it is a satire, as a public figure she owns the right to the use of her name and image to make money in commercial products. They should just cut a deal with her. After all, this is the woman who when faced with the unexpected release of a home made porn tape, cut a deal with the ex-boyfriend, sold the tape and donated the proceeds to charity. Paris may be many things, but being stupid about business matters isn't one of them.
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