07 August 2013
High Court finds in favour of pop star
The High Court held in favour of singer Rihanna last week over a passing off dispute with retailer Topshop about a T-shirt featuring a photo of the star taken during a video shoot in 2011, in Robin Rihanna Fenty v Arcadia Group Brands [2013] EWHC 2310 (Ch). The photo was used without Rihanna’s permission. Mr Justice Birss said a “substantial number” of buyers would have wrongly believed the use of the image had been approved by the singer and it was damaging to her “goodwill”.
