Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes

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British singer claims electronics company ‘repeatedly refused’ to stop using a photo of her on its packagingDua Lipa is suing Samsung for at least $15m (£11m, A$20.6m), alleging that the electronics company used a photo of her to sell its TVs without financially compensating her or seeking her permission.According to the legal complaint, filed in a US district court in California on Friday, Samsung began using an image of Lipa on an image of a TV screen printed on its cardboard packaging for “a significant portion” of its TVs sold in the US last year. Continue reading...

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