Paris and Hallmark continues their lawsuit

A few months ago, we told you about how Paris Hilton was filing a lawsuit against Hallmark for using her likeness—including her face and her trademark “That’s hot!” phrase—on a greeting card.

In November, the greeting card company filed a motion to have the heiress’s case dismissed, but it was denied on December 17. That means the case is supposed to trial before a jury on August 28. But Hallmark won’t go to trial without fighting. The company will file a response to the court by January 14.

“We are going to continue down the legal process,” a Hallmark spokeswoman said. “Our position remains the same. We feel it was within our First Amendment rights to produce and sell the card. We don’t feel we have infringed on her rights in any way.”

The Hilton camp disagrees, of course. “Just because she’s a celebrity and she’s famous, doesn’t mean you can steal from her. That’s essentially what Hallmark’s done. They’ve stolen her notoriety to make money,” said Hilton’s attorney Brett Blakely, whose negative “notoriety” doesn’t help his client’s image.

[Source: PDN Online]
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