Let's be honest, if there's anything that Paris Hilton can actually claim that she came up with herself, it's the phrase, "That's hot." And as silly as it may sound, it's probably going to be the closest thing she has to creating a legacy for herself. So, naturally, the heiress was annoyed when she found out that Hallmark cards was using her image and catch phrase without her permission. The Smoking Gun reports that Hilton has filed a complaint against the greeting card company, claiming that her privacy was invaded, in addition to having her image misappropriated and is asking for $500,000. She's also looking to have production of the cards stopped, with an injunction, in the hopes of keeping Hallmark from making any more money off her image. The card featured here is one of three being sold by Hallmark. Poor Paris. It seems left and right, people are making money off her idiocy--it's so unfair, really, when she's worked so hard to carefully craft the image of a simple-minded, self-absorbed heiress.
sandy says:
Hilton is a useless moron. And we are talking about her why?
frou frou says:
uh yeeeah, no. that's hot has been around since at least the 80s. betch didn't coin nothing except "i got f***ed up the ass for coke".
no wait, i think that was coined in the 80s, too.
sucks to be paris.
;o says:
You have to give her some credit though. She actually went to jail, rather than her two good friends that spent a few minutes and skipped off to some community service
Jane says:
Legally, she's entitled to compensation. That makes me want to slam my head into a wall.
Logan says:
...isn't this the same crap we got from Jolie? - when she sued the perfume maker for naming a perfume "Shiloh" - my neighbor's cat is named Shiloh, and that's hot! oh, no - I hear the lawsuit being filed right now!!!!! I'm outa here!!!!!!!!!
Der Spazenheimer says:
HA HA HA HA
I've been hearing "That's Hot" since the '80's. That stupid trog doesn't deserve a penny.
Missy says:
Give me a break...Paris did not create this phrase. People have being using, "That's hot," in the same context for years. She tried to trademark it after her show began and was denied on the same grounds that Trump was denied his trademark appeal for, "You're Fired." In my opinion, she has no case. She MAY be able to receive compensation if they used her image without permission, but I am not sure. Either way she is an idiot and should be glad they were not spoofing her self-absorption, wonky eye, beak nose, countless STD's, racist remarks... basically all the things that make her a poor excuse of a human being.
Loob says:
In that case, I invented the thumbs-up.
And flipping the bird, I invented that too. And I'm going to start issuing invoices for backpay.
Logan says:
no, she is NOT entitled to compensation....parody is exempt....know your trademark/copyright/intellectual property laws...
Mitchell says:
Please give me a break. It a heck of a lot better that watching her have sex on the internet....and better for the kids! What a lame dame.
CatsyMay says:
Paris did trademark "that's hot" but only as it applies to sales of clothing, accssories, perfume, etc. She doesn't own those two words she has uttered so vapily and constantly to the public -- it's been around for decades. I think this is really all about that other card that Hallmark has out on her -- it's very funny, and very unflattering -- definitely a caricature and pardody, so she couldn't whine and complain. This is all about $$ ego and sour grapes. Ugh!
Robuka Kenderle says:
How long do you think the judge will laugh when this herpes laden attention whore tells him her privacy was invaded?
If people havent seen it yet, I suggest to look up the South Park episode where she is the 'star'.
Its free and online almost everywhere (the creators dont mind, really, they are on record saying they are cool with it)
If she didnt say a peep after that brutal episode, then this wont stick.
Hell, if I was the lawyer, Id tell the judge to watch the episode and see that the diseased skank does mind:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_Spoiled_Whore_Video_Playset
http://www.southparkx.net/ its in Season 8