Read the original travesty here.
Fortunately, Hallmark greeting cards is not taking it lying down.
They have asked the entire 9th Circuit to re-hear the case en banc.
Read their compelling petition for rehearing here.
Sample quote:
The Opinion holds that a right of publicity claim asserted by an iconic celebrity, stemming from an expressive work that "spoofs" that celebrity and her oft-repeated catchphrase, is not transformative or otherwise protected by the First Amendment. In his well-known dissent from denial of en banc review in White v. Samsung, the Chief Judge of this Court expressed grave concern about courts giving celebrities a "right to keep people from mocking them or their work." White, 975 F.2d at 1516. The Opinion does exactly that, in direct conflict with numerous decisions by this Court and others, and to the detriment of the fundamental right of free speech.
[Hat-tip: CourthouseNews.com]
