UK fast fashion retail giant, Topshop is being sued by Rihanna for $5 million. Topshop is selling a tank top with her image on it (as seen above) and even though Rihanna's team has tried to work out a deal with Arcadia Group, Topshop's owner, in order for them to sell the shirts, negotiations fell apart. Topshop has continued to sell the shirts without her consent forcing Rihanna to hire global law firm Reed Smith L.P to file a claim in London.
However, in U.K., the law does not provide specific protection to celebrities so if a company buys photos of a celeb from a photographer they now own the image and can reproduce the image without paying licensing fees to the celeb unless the picture is trademarked which it rarely is. Of course, in the U.S., it's a totally different story where celebrities are highly protected under federal law so you won't find these shirts being sold in the states.
On another note, Rihanna's 2nd collection for River Island debuts on May 25th featuring sexy summer wear (check it out at River Island's website). River Island is also a UK based fast fashion retailer and a Topshop competitor.
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