Allen wins $5m court settlement

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Woody Allen has won a $5m (£3.3m) out-of-court settlement from American Apparel after the US company used his image on adverts without consent.

He sued the clothing firm for using an image of him from his 1977 film Annie Hall without permission on billboards.

The firm had initially planned to bring up his personal life in its defence.

American Apparel had argued Allen was not worth the $10m he was originally seeking because of the controversy surrounding his family life.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8056208.stm

[onehandle]

1. I'm with Woody on this one. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Woody may be wealthy, and he might bother some folks

But this story is as follows: Individual artist forces giant corp to pay for their theft of his property.

[msanthrope]

3. good for him! American Apparel's tactics in this case were

repugnant.

[madaboutharry]

4. I am also with Woody on this one.

BTW: Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the best movie I have seen in years.

[Demeter]

5. I'm Trying To Imagine a Scenario or a Product Which Woody Allen Could Sell

All I'm coming up with is bananas.....

[AlexDeLarge]

8. Well, there're other things like

sex aids, as alluded to in 'Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex ..."

Anyway, American Apparel's rebuttal was to bring up Woody's past secual behaviour. As a defense to what? How does that bear on the fact that they used his image but didn't bother to let him know or reimburse him for the use?

[GreenTea]

6. I love Woody....Also enjoyed his recent film -" Vicky Cristina Barcelona

[mdmc]

7. If AA thought Allen was such damaged goods, why did they

use him in their advertising?