Fashion Counsel: Rihanna’s T-Shirt Battle a Warning to Retailers

Earlier this year, in the most recent high-profile right of publicity case, Rihanna sued British retailer Topshop for using her likeness to sell t-shirts. Rihanna asked a British court to decide whether the public was deceived into thinking that she had endorsed the product. Last month, a London judge responded affirmatively and ruled in her favor, granting a permanent injunction, while citing that the sale of the shirt without Rihanna’s permission constituted “passing-off.”

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