UK website pic leads to $5m California Court lawsuit

 

A photo on Silvercross.co.uk of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony pushing their twins in two Silver Cross Onyx Black Balmoral prams has led to a multi-million dollar law suit in the US courts against the UK high end pram maker Silver Cross for misappropriation of right of publicity and various other alleged legal violations.  US and UK law differ on the protection given to image rights, but the claim underlines the global dangers of the web, even if the content in question is on a UK server. Catch the full splendour of the file complaint here

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