Ravenwood - 08/03/04 06:15 AM
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pressured a doll maker into removing the machine gun from a bobblehead doll they were selling. Arnold also got them to donate a portion of the proceeds to a charity he founded.
A bobblehead doll featuring California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger packing a machine gun will drop the weapon, and profits will go to charities under an agreement between the governor and the maker of the toy dolls.This raises several interesting questions. First, did Schwarzenegger lose his marketing rights now that he's a politician? Politicians images and likeness are usually considered public domain. One would think that entering politics would nullify the copyrights he held as an actor.Schwarzenegger's Oak Productions Inc. and Fitness Publications Inc., a magazine company he co-owns, sued the Bosley Bobbing Head Doll Co., claiming the $19.95 doll violated the former bodybuilder's right to control his image and used unauthorized copyrighted photographs on the packaging.
Of course, the whole notion of Schwarzenegger coping a fit over his doll's machine gun is laughable. After making movies like Commando, Predator, and Terminator, Auh-nold's self righteousnous seems a bit hypocritical.
"Auh-nold's self righteousnous seems a bit hypocritical." I'd also say that having a fit over being depicted with a gun makes him more liberal than Kerry...
Posted by: markm at August 3, 2004 12:38 PMWhat's wrong with a machine gun? I like 'em.
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