Paris Hilton Sues Hallmark Cards,seeks $500,000
Friday, September 7, 2007
Paris Hilton is suing over the use of her picture and catchphrase "That's hot" on a greeting card. Hilton sued Hallmark Cards Inc. in U.S. District Court seeking an injunction and unspecified damages to be determined at trial. According to the lawsuit filed Thursday, the card is titled "Paris's First Day as a Waitress" and shows a photo of Hilton's face on a cartoon of a waitress serving a plate of food to a patron. In a dialogue bubble she says, "Don't touch that, it's hot." The customer cartoon asks, "What's hot?" She answers, "That's hot." her lawsuit claims:
• commercial appropriation of identity,
• misappropriation of publicity,
• false representation that Hilton endorses the product
• invasion of privacy, and
• infringement of a federally registered trademark.
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iTunes 7.4.1 Update Released
With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create custom ringtones exclusively for iPhone with many of your favorite songs purchased from the iTunes Store. You can now also play purchased videos with closed captioning (when available), easily rate your favorite albums from one to five stars, and watch videos at a larger size inside the iTunes window. The download is available at hereLabels: apple, blogs, cellphone, gadgets, ipod, itunes, mac, mobile, tech
Apple Stock Tumbles After iPhone Fiasco
Apple stock received a thrashing from Wall Street over the last three days, as investors showed their displeasure with the company's missteps in iPhone pricing by shaving billions of dollars off the company's market cap.
The sell off started Wednesday when Apple chief executive Steve Jobs surprised customers and shareholders with a $200 price cut on the iPhone, which had only been available for two months. Apple typically doesn't reduce prices on products until they're trumped by upgrades.
Unhappy with the impact the cut would have on Apple's bottom line, investors on Wednesday dumped the company's stock, driving its price down 6.1% to $136.76 per share. On Thursday, the sell off started anew when Jobs said the company would offer iPhone buyers who paid the original $599 for the gadget a $100 credit on any Apple product bought through its Web site or retail stores. The credit, triggered by angry protests from early iPhone buyers, led to Apple stock finishing the day down 55 cents to $135.01.
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The sell off started Wednesday when Apple chief executive Steve Jobs surprised customers and shareholders with a $200 price cut on the iPhone, which had only been available for two months. Apple typically doesn't reduce prices on products until they're trumped by upgrades.
Unhappy with the impact the cut would have on Apple's bottom line, investors on Wednesday dumped the company's stock, driving its price down 6.1% to $136.76 per share. On Thursday, the sell off started anew when Jobs said the company would offer iPhone buyers who paid the original $599 for the gadget a $100 credit on any Apple product bought through its Web site or retail stores. The credit, triggered by angry protests from early iPhone buyers, led to Apple stock finishing the day down 55 cents to $135.01.
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