Schwarzenegger Seeks to Terminate Bobblehead Doll

[GreenPartyVoter]

"Having a doll with a bobbing head in your own likeness may be all right for Abraham Lincoln, Al Capone, Hilary Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Jesus. But California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is outraged and wants out, distinguished company or not.

Schwarzenegger has sued a family business objecting to its sale of a "bobblehead" doll featuring the former Hollywood action hero's likeness, his attorney said on Monday.

Totting an AK-47 style automatic weapon and a suit, the smiling Schwarzenegger doll is offered for $19.99 from www.bobbleheadelection.com. Bobblehead dolls typically include a spring inside the neck to allow the head to bobble.

"We spoke to them, they said, 'We're not going to stop', I said 'Fine, we're going to sue you,"' Schwarzenegger's personal attorney Martin Singer told Reuters. The suit was filed on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica."

http://news1.iwon.com/odd/article/id/401269|oddlyenough|05-04-2004::09:47|reuters.html

[rogerashton]

1. That's kind of interesting.

Should a person have a moral right or a property right to limit the use of her or his own image?

In S case, his image is a business asset, so he may have a case on that basis. But what about me -- my image is not worth any money. Should I have the right to exclude others from the use of it anyway?

[RPM]

2. I thought Repukes cherished all life...

... guess bobbleheads dont count.