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Deee-lite Singer Sues Sega Over Space Channel 5

Posted by simoniker on from the groove-in-is-the-wallet dept.

According to this story at Rollingstone.com, the former singer of Deee-lite, Lady Miss Kier, is suing Sega for borrowing her image and style for the game Space Channel 5. She's seeking more than $750,000 for misuse of her likeness, and claims that Sega originally tried to negotiate a deal with her during 2000, but she declined. This calls to mind Nintendo's brush with Uri Geller.

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  1. Contrast and compare by Allison+Geode · · Score: 3, Informative

    Deelite: http://homepages.culver.edu/faculty/jcoelho/CoverA rt/DeeeLite_VeryBestOf.jpg Space Channel 5: http://www.gameindustry.com/reviews/images/000621s pacechannel5.jpg (forgive my crappy formatting, I don't feel like html tonight.. I'm still sort of learning as I go along, doing the website at work, and don't want to mess it up and feel more foolish if I do it wrong)

    1. Re:Contrast and compare by mbogosian · · Score: 2, Informative

      Don't mod this post up...mod the parent up. For the lazy:

      Deelite
      Space Channel 5

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      moto411.com
  2. Re:LMK vs Ulala by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Still, I think it's ridiculous that LMK thinks she owns the rights to a certain look.

    If that "look" is sufficiently distinctive, and her livelihood is related to her use of that "look," then of course she should have the exclusive right to it.

    A better question would be whether or not it's a good thing that we live in a society in which a person's livelihood can depend on whether or not that person dresses or behaves uniquely. Seems like a funny set of priorities we have, if you ask me.