Woody Allen vs. Hipsters

No doubt it's been a long, drawn-out battle between established writer, director, and actor Woody Allen and those that epitomize "kitsch," but it has finally materialized into a lawsuit against American Apparel, for "blatant misappropriation and commercial use of Allen's image." Hey hipsters, here's a protip: How about asking for permission before using an image from someone's film and pasting above it "WOODY ALLEN IS OUR SPIRITUAL LEADER" and finding out if he endorses your shit to begin with? According to Defamer.com, Allen is suing for $10mil, and is offended and pissed off.

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beckieboo
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But the silly part about all of this is that the billboard is obviously a spoof. I mean the text itself is a joke. And so it's a free speech issue. He doesn't have a case and I bet he will end up settling and walking away with some cash but more importantly, a lot of publicity.
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It is a free speech issue, but they're not just using an image, they're using a copyrighted image from a movie -- there are lots of legal contracts for that that they didn't bother with. I agree that it is probably publicity, as it says in the article I linked to that they set aside $5mil for this law suit in the budget years ago. Wtf?

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