Pfeiffer, Bullock, Keaton & Moore Sue Over Image Use In Electornics Ads

Access Hollywood - January 23, 2009 12:50 PM PST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Michelle Pfeiffer , Diane Keaton , Mandy Moore and Sandra Bullock are gearing up to star together - in court.

The four women banded together recently, filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against CompUSA, TigerDirect, Systemax and Global Computer Supplies, claiming the companies use their images to sell electronic products.

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According to the January 20 lawsuit, obtained by Access Hollywood, the women claim their identities, which they note are "recognized instantly by the public and have substantial commercial value," were used without their permission to sell goods for the companies.

In paperwork that accompanied the filing, the women included several ads from the companies for computer screens and HDTVs, featuring the stars on the front of the products. The women are featured in what appears to be clips from some of their movies including Moore and Keaton in "Because I Said So."

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The stars claim they "exercise careful consideration" before allowing their images to be used for commercial value, and are seeking damages over the use of their images.

The women, who list dozens of the films they've starred in as part of their evidence, are asking the companies to cough up accounting records related to the sale of products their images were used to sell.

The women are asking a judge to award them monies resulting from the profits of goods sold that their images were used to advertise.They are also asking for punitive damages, special damages, attorney fees and an injunction to stop the companies from using their images in the future.

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So far, the defendants have not responded in court to the filing.

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    YEAH IT IS SORT OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS U GO OKAY ARE U SERIOUS TOO B/C EACH OF THESE WOMEN ARE RICH & HAVE SEVERAL ENDORSEMENT CONTRACTS PLUS SEVERAL MORE FILMS IN THE MAKING BUT OF COURSE ITS THE PRINCIPAL OF IT RIGHT LET THEM TELL IT!! LOL, BUT YEAH THEY DO HAVE A POINT JUST LIKE U CAN'T PLAY SOMEONE'S MUSIC IN DA BACKGROUND OF A COMMERCIAL W/O CONSENT SILLY CASE BUT VALI
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 5:09 PM PST
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    YEAH IT IS SORT OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS U GO OKAY ARE U SERIOUS TOO B/C EACH OF THESE WOMEN ARE RICH & HAVE SEVERAL ENDORSEMENT CONTRACTS PLUS SEVERAL MORE FILMS IN THE MAKING BUT OF COURSE ITS THE PRINCIPAL OF IT RIGHT LET THEM TELL IT!! LOL, BUT YEAH THEY DO HAVE A POINT JUST LIKE U CAN'T PLAY SOMEONE'S MUSIC IN DA BACKGROUND OF A COMMERCIAL W/O CONSENT SILLY CASE BUT VALI
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 5:09 PM PST
  • C. E
    Are you kidding me?! People are losing homes left and right, and these stars are suing over this? It just goes to show how selfish and "entitled" hollywood is. Sad, very sad.
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 4:29 PM PST
  • FL Angel 26
    Spell check, Spell check, Spell check Reporters!!! Damn... it's bad enough in the story, but in the title?!
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 1:42 PM PST
  • Cleo
    They do have a point. Graphic artists have a responsibility to ensure that any material used is either properly paid-for or is royalty-free. When photographing an item for a website, catalog, or other promotional venture, any sample items used in that photograph to enhance the product must also be carefully researched. This includes movies displayed on a TV screen.
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 1:37 PM PST
  • silva o
    how dumb
    report abuseposted January 23, 2009 1:26 PM PST

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