She runs an animal charity, for one thing.
It would be nice if she (among hundreds of others) had a VeRO rep to make sure that NOBODY was abusing her image, and that ANYONE selling dupe photos of her, and ANYONE putting her face on a mousepad or a t-shirt to make money for themselves, has to DONATE a percentage of the sales to charity.
Strange isn't it, that nobody is telling eBay sellers, "Doris Day has a registered charity on eBay, and if you want to sell her image, you must allow eBay to automatically deduct 25% of a sale." Stranger, nobody has told perv sellers, "NO, you can NOT be a sickening fraud and offer Photoshop fakes on Doris Day and act like she posed that way."
Up until she was suspended on April 8th, Patricia Crain was selling THIS image of Doris. Yes, a clean one, but NO, somebody who sells fake nudes, upskirt images and other invasion of privacy items, should NOT be allowed to profit from illegal violations of intellectual property.
Having a VeRO (Verified Rights Owner) rep on eBay is IMPORTANT. It can also be FREE. Anyone can be authorized to submit an auction number to eBay's VERO department. All they need is a signed letter of authorization, from the star or the star's agent or manager. The VeRO rep could be a fan, a relative or a friend. It doesn't involve lawyers, it just involves a "good faith belief" that the item infringes.
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