Cabaret and Potatoes

kurinuku · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:34 am

Quote:

Minnelli makes a song and dance over potato promotion

by CAMERON SIMPSON
the Scotland Herald

IT'S the spud-she-doesn't like. Liza Minnelli has reportedly taken exception to a Scottish potato breeder's use of a picture of her from the musical Cabaret to promote its new strain of spud, called Cabaret.

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salzberg · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:23 am

"Cygnet Potato Breeders"?

Maybe we should tie this in with the Swan Lake thread in "Issues"?

:p

Stuart Sweeney · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:47 am

One UK company promotion used drawings of famous people without naming them and this was ruled as impervious to a court challenge. On the other hand my memory is that a photo image would have been treated differently.

So Cygnet seem to be at risk to a successful court. Would that make them a lame duck?

salzberg · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:38 am

It might well be their swan song.

djb · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:05 pm

But if nothing bad comes of it, it could be a feather in their cap.

Azlan · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:46 pm

This turn of affairs gives one goose bumps.

salzberg · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:03 pm

Is someone writing this stuff for you or are you just winging it?

Azlan · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:22 pm

You jest but this web of deceit is no joke.


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