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\nThe lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the pop star on the front of cardboard boxes<\/p>\n
British pop \u2060star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics seeking at least $15 million (\u20ac13 million) in damages, accusing the South Korean tech giant of using her image without permission to market its television sets.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the pop star on the front of cardboard boxes containing televisions for retail sale, enabling the company to benefit from what seemed like her endorsement of the product.<\/p>\n
The image alleged to have been used on \u200cthe TV boxes is titled “Dua \u2060Lipa – Backstage at Austin City Limits, 2024,” and Lipa is the owner of all rights, title and interest in the image, the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n
The suit was filed last Friday in the California federal court.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Samsung Electronics declined to comment, saying it was unable to comment on \u200cpending litigation, while Dua Lipa’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the case.<\/p>\n
Besides copyright and trademark \u2060infringement, Dua Lipa has accused Samsung Electronics of breaching publicity rights.<\/p>\n
\nThe lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the pop star on the front of cardboard boxes<\/p>\n
Lipa’s lawyers have \u200cattached screenshots of social media postings and comments in the filing claiming that \u2060the pop \u200cstar’s image on the front of the boxes pushed potential customers to purchase the product.<\/p>\n
One of these screenshots shows a fan commenting that they would get the TV “just because Dua is on it”.<\/p>\n
The Levitating singer \u2060became aware of Samsung’s alleged infringement in June last year and demanded that Samsung stop using her \u2060image, but the electronics manufacturer repeatedly refused to do so, her lawyers said.<\/p>\n
Samsung’s alleged unauthorised use of Dua Lipa’s image has “caused and continues to cause dilution” of the pop star’s “brand identity and commercial goodwill by falsely conveying to the consuming public that she approves of and endorses” the products in question, they added.<\/p>\n
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