I found it somewhat refreshing to read the article below in which France's first lady was awarded damages after a fashion line manufactured tote bags with her naked image on them and sold them for a profit. Why refreshing? Because after being awarded $57,500, lawyers for the first lady noted that the money would be donated to charity. Now that's one way to go about spreading the wealth!!
Thursday, December 18th
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been awarded $57,500 in damages after she sued a fashion company for adorning a canvas shopping bag with a 1993 nude photo of her.
"The unauthorized use of the image of Carla Bruni caused her moral and economic damage," ruled a court on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, reports Reuters.
Lawyers for Bruni-Sarkozy have suggested her monetary award would be given to charity.
Peter Mertes, founder and manager of Pardon – the fashion line that manufactured and marketed the $4 carrier bags – vowed to appeal Thursday's court decision, because the sum awarded seemed too large for what he considers "a small blunder."
In court, Mertes had said that 10,000 bags have been removed from retail stores and that "we plan to burn them all."
The photo, showing the former supermodel standing up without a stitch, was taken by fashion lensman Michel Comte in 1993 for an anti-AIDS campaign.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247655,00.html
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