September 1, 2009 11:32 AM

Hallmark Suit: Court Sides With Hilton

An appeals court has ruled that Paris Hilton can continuing pursuing a lawsuit against Hallmark Cards Inc. over the use of her picture and catch phrase "That's hot" on a greeting card.

Hilton sued the company in 2007 after it began selling without her permission birthday cards of a cartoon of a waitress serving a plate of food to a patron. A photo of Hilton's face was pasted on the cartoon's body.

Hilton alleges that the card ripped off her appearance as a waitress in an episode of her reality television show "The Simple Life."

The 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a lower court's ruling allowing the bulk of Hilton's lawsuit. Hallmark has defended the card as parody, which is normally protected under fair-use law.

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by HGOODGUY September 1, 2009 9:37 PM EDT
She has one claim to fame.
She was pulled out of the right crotch!!
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by papaal99 September 1, 2009 6:35 PM EDT
A bimbo,plain and simple, (simple is the right word) never done a days work in her spoilt life. And the idiots who think she is a style and trend setter are just sheep,bbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!1
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