I think this might be the first time I've heard of such a thing. Even Trump / Obama / Bush / Clinton era didn't order takedowns of unflattering products.
Full disclosure: the company immediately complied and they're pozzed anyway because they sell ze bugs as cricket meal snacks.
* Edit: u/aldagautr points out that the post was deleted. I think this might lend to it being fake, but the product did exist and now is a 404. As far as marketing stunts go, that's a pretty stupid way to do it.
I'm not into spreading bullshit, but I'm also okay with leaving my mistakes out there in the open in the interest of transparency. I'll leave it to u/DomitiusOfMassilia to decide if it's a rule 12 or not.
Surely I can't plaster some public person's face onto my cereal brand without permission. This doesn't sound to me like the government being egregious.
Does a sitting President ever hire a law firm while in office? Maybe this is the proper way these things are handled. Besides, rather than just the face of the guy, it's the face of the President, so maybe it's relevant.
The product in question: https://archive.is/KlFHx
I think this might be the first time I've heard of such a thing. Even Trump / Obama / Bush / Clinton era didn't order takedowns of unflattering products.
Full disclosure: the company immediately complied and they're pozzed anyway because they sell ze bugs as cricket meal snacks.
* Edit: u/aldagautr points out that the post was deleted. I think this might lend to it being fake, but the product did exist and now is a 404. As far as marketing stunts go, that's a pretty stupid way to do it.
I'm not into spreading bullshit, but I'm also okay with leaving my mistakes out there in the open in the interest of transparency. I'll leave it to u/DomitiusOfMassilia to decide if it's a rule 12 or not.
Surely I can't plaster some public person's face onto my cereal brand without permission. This doesn't sound to me like the government being egregious.
Protecting your image and likeness is a civil affair. The SS/government isn't Biden's personal gestapo.
Does a sitting President ever hire a law firm while in office? Maybe this is the proper way these things are handled. Besides, rather than just the face of the guy, it's the face of the President, so maybe it's relevant.