The Pink Lady Case

2009 (Ju) No. 2056, Minshu Vol. 66 No. 2 (2012)

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The Pink Lady Case

Japan Supreme Court
2009 (Ju) No. 2056, Minshu Vol. 66 No. 2 (2012)

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Facts

In the late 1970s, a female musical duo called “Pink Lady” (plaintiffs) became popular among diverse age groups ranging from small children to adults throughout Japan. The group was so popular, in fact, that it became a national fad to mimic the dance moves of their songs. In the late 2000s, a publisher of books and magazines, including a weekly magazine called Josei Jishin, (publisher) (defendant) published the weekly magazine with an article titled “Pink Lady de Diet” in which an entertainer explained a weight-loss method that utilized the dance moves of Pink Lady’s songs. The article used 14 photographs of Pink Lady to describe the diet and also related stories such as the entertainers’ childhood memories of mimicking the dance moves of their songs. The photographs were published in the magazine without Pink Lady’s consent. Pink Lady brought suit against the publisher for violation of their rights of publicity.

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