+ - Apple Forces Steve Jobs Action Figure Off eBay-> 1
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Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes "Kevin Parrish writes in Tom's Guide that last month, just in time for Christmas holiday gift-giving, M.I.C. Gadget began the manufacture and sale of a Steve Jobs action figure featuring an oversized head, Steve's trademark black shirt/blue jeans outfit, and a new iPhone 4 like a magical world-saving talisman in Jobs' left hand. The action figure, selling for $79.90, came with an Apple logo stand and cartoon balloons for writing custom messages. Soon a warning letter from Apple stated that the figurine violated a California statute prohibiting the use of a person's likeness in a product without prior authorization and sales ceased. But shortly after production stopped, the figurines began to appear on eBay selling for up to $2,500. Now Apple's lawyers have raided the online marketplace, zeroing in on one Canadian eBay seller who had already sold the figurine for $1,125 and eBay has removed other listings, telling sellers that the object for sale "violates a celebrity's right of publicity." Although Steve Jobs fans can stlll purchase magazines featuring Jobs' likeness, the made-for-TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley," and a Steve Jobs "Hope" T-Shirt, you may have a long wait to find a Steve Jobs action figure in your stocking."
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