RIHANNA WINS T-SHIRT CASE ON APPEAL
LONDON (AP) _ Rihanna has won her court fight over an unauthorized T-shirt. Britain’s Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that fashion retailer Topshop cannot sell a shirt with Rihanna‘s photo on it without her permission. Topshop had argued retailers have used images of celebrities like Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix, and Rihanna was wrong to claim that only a celebrity may market his or her own character. A lower court had ruled Rihanna‘s fans might be deceived into thinking she had endorsed the shirt
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
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