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'Aunt Jemima' Relatives Suing Pancake Company for $2B

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday October 08 2014, @03:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the likeness-rights dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

"The great grandsons of Anna Short Harrington, who was hired as the American pancake icon in 1933, claim that her family is entitled to a percentage of the company's revenue every time her likeness was used. They're now seeking $2 billion in compensation, plus a share of future revenue."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/aunt-jemima-relatives-suing-pancake-company-2b-article-1.1966633

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 08 2014, @07:43PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 08 2014, @07:43PM (#103737)

    Having actually read the fine article, the claim is that her contract with the company required revenue sharing in order to use her likeness and that she was not paid. Quaker denies the existence of such a contract. So this isn't some extremist intellectual property rights lawsuit, this is straight up contract law. Either there was such a contract or there was not. With nothing more than the article and the history of black people in the US, I'm going to side with the underdog here.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 08 2014, @07:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 08 2014, @07:50PM (#103743)

    Aunt Jemima was black?

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Wednesday October 08 2014, @08:09PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Wednesday October 08 2014, @08:09PM (#103751) Journal

    If it's in the contract. Then let have the courts demand payment, case closed. The contract may suck, but then a corporation should not sign it..

    Lesson that should be learned: Pay attention to what you sign. And uphold signed contracts or suffer in court.

  • (Score: 2) by e_armadillo on Thursday October 09 2014, @05:14PM

    by e_armadillo (3695) on Thursday October 09 2014, @05:14PM (#104124)

    Well, there you go. I should have read TFA. Thanks for the clarification.

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