Topshop last year began selling printed with Rihanna on "We Found Love" music video in portrait style vest with cheap wigs online, the official website of the goods in the face of the original brand to "Rihanna Tank" named in the complaint filed last March Rihanna after the product has was renamed "Headscarf Girl Tank" and "Icon Tank".
Rihanna means without their consent in a Topshop vest sales
Vest on the picture is a British photographer shooting in Rihanna "We Found Love" music video shoot without their consent. "The New York Post," citing sources Topshop this photographer to buy the copyright of the image that it has control and use of the picture to the right, but the brand did not pay licensing fees artist, and English law in this case is not protecting artists. Rihanna brokerage team in the past eight months of repeated requests Topshop and its parent Arcadia Group Brands Ltd. Stopped selling involves Image rights product, but the latter disagree, only willing to compensate $ 5,000.
Even if legal protection is not English, Rihanna still choose to commence proceedings in London to Topshop Arcadia Group Brands Ltd. Claims $ 5,000,000, and has spent more than one million U.S. dollars to this end. Rihanna is said that this is a matter of principle, should not be allowed to profit from big brands using artists.
Birss judge in his judgment that the current celebrities have no right to control others copy its portrait, and the picture does not infringe on the privacy of Rihanna, merchants selling celebrity portraits acts containing not belong to counterfeiting. However, he further pointed out that in the circumstances of the case, the store selling the clothes celebrity portraits events require a different matter, because a large number of consumers mistakenly think that this product be authorized Rihanna consumption. Therefore, he ruled: "I think Topshop without obtaining Rihanna consent to sell its T-shirt belonging to counterfeiting."
Rihanna 2011 attended the event in Topshop -- www.milabuy.com
Topshop spokesman said the verdict was surprised and disappointed, and that over the years Rihanna shopping at Topshop, wearing Topshop brand products as well as to maintain good relations and other factors make the brand in the action in a disadvantageous position. The spokesman pointed out that no evidence that consumers are mislead the consumer, because they understand collaboration series (such as Kate Moss and Topshop collaboration series), respectively, and other products, the brand will consider the appeal.
Rihanna and Topshop had a good relationship, except in February last year, was photographed in the brand's flagship London store shopping 5 hours outside, Topshop boss daughter Chloe Green also attended her 24th birthday party. 2010, Rihanna and Topshop boss Sir Philip Green had lunch, causing rumors of bilateral cooperation. Rihanna but later switched to another UK high street brand River Island launched three consecutive quarters collaboration series.
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