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Katherine Heigl sues drug store for $6M for using her image
Fox News ^ | April 10, 2014

Posted on 04/10/2014 2:55:24 PM PDT by SMGFan

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Okay, what project does she have being released soon?
1 posted on 04/10/2014 2:55:24 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

She oozes prickliness in every role I’ve seen her play.


2 posted on 04/10/2014 2:58:47 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: SMGFan

Never heard of her.

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3 posted on 04/10/2014 2:58:48 PM PDT by Mears
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To: SMGFan

She has a good point.


4 posted on 04/10/2014 2:58:50 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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5 posted on 04/10/2014 3:01:36 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: SMGFan

My, aren’t we the queen.


6 posted on 04/10/2014 3:01:44 PM PDT by shelterguy
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I say "guilty as charged".

Award?

One dollar.Plus subway fare to the courtroom.

Total...$3.50

7 posted on 04/10/2014 3:04:16 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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"She had a face that would let her get away..."
8 posted on 04/10/2014 3:05:03 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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My, aren’t we the queen.

Oh I don't know, it seems to me that she makes a living off her performance and the licensing of her image. If someone used her image without permission or recompense for their own profit that is theft, no different than if a pick pocket stole your wallet.

9 posted on 04/10/2014 3:07:13 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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So you’re okay if someone takes your picture without your permission, uses it in their advertising without your permission, and doesn’t pay you anything?


10 posted on 04/10/2014 3:07:39 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

There is a thin line between what is considered a public figure or celebrity and a private individual. Courts have decided on both sides.

Paparazzi, they are tied with ambulance chasing lawyers and used car salesmen as the worst of the bottom feeders. Insurance salesmen used to be in that group but Obamacare has put many of them out of business.


11 posted on 04/10/2014 3:21:42 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

This case will be settled out of court and in her favor. The drug store had absolutely no right to use her image in their advertising without paying her an agreed upon fee. If I were a celebrity I would be filing suit as well.


12 posted on 04/10/2014 3:22:57 PM PDT by CdMGuy
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13 posted on 04/10/2014 3:24:04 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

Years ago, the owner of Hamburg Heaven, snapped a photo of Jackie O eating at one of their counters. They blew it up, stuck it in the window and watched customers flock to the 53rd Street location. Jackie never blinked an eye. But she was quite a lady and a beloved figure in NYC.


14 posted on 04/10/2014 3:25:24 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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She has a good point.

Actually more than one.

15 posted on 04/10/2014 3:26:55 PM PDT by xone
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

If it’s on a public street, or on your private property, yes. . .


16 posted on 04/10/2014 3:27:01 PM PDT by Salgak (http://catalogoftehburningstoopid.blogspot.com 100% all-natural snark !)
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She has a good case. They used the image of her in commercials, named her, and didn’t pay her. This is open and shut, it’s only a question of how much they’re forced to pay.


17 posted on 04/10/2014 3:33:25 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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: )


18 posted on 04/10/2014 3:35:15 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: PghBaldy
She oozes prickliness in every role I’ve seen her play.

And apparently in real-life too.

She has a kookiness or nuttiness that makes it hard to wholly condemn her.

Hollywood is so full of mutual promotion and back-slapping that it's cool that she's actually attacked movies and shows that she's been in.

She shoots herself in the foot with her comments, but in a way it's refreshing.

19 posted on 04/10/2014 3:39:35 PM PDT by x
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20 posted on 04/10/2014 3:40:27 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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