Comments on: Daryl Hannah Sues Hybrid Bike Maker Over Ad Promotion

By: Cycle Santa Monica!

Cycle Santa Monica! — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:36:42 +0000

I saw one beverage company offer free cans of thier product at event and then asked for them to pose for pictures with the product in their hand or somewher in the picture. It appears that the photographer was instructed to get photos of particular people consuming thier drink (or apparently consuming) their drink, to be used in promotional material. Kind of sly… and indicates that seeing a picture of someone with a particular products does not mean that that person endorsing the product has any virtue to them… they may be merely a kind of paid (or persuaded) actor playing a role for the chance for a free soda… or in the case of hannah the opportunity for a test ride on an electric bicycle.

By: Cycle Santa Monica!

Cycle Santa Monica! — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:28:00 +0000

I think you may be right. And I think Currie can also benefit from the free publicity that the story of this lawsuit generates.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:25:43 +0000

From what I understand, this report of her lawsuit is merely regarding Currie inaccurately implying she endorses the Izip bike because she road it and that they gave her the bike to keep. It seems that is a legitimate issue regardless of whether a person is a celeb or not.

Besides that Currie izip have some design flaws that need their attention, IMHO.

I encourage Hannah to continue trying out different electric bicycles. And perhaps the issue with the endorsement issue is just merely a misunderstanding and will be resolved out of court without any need for money being changed hands… Perhaps the issue of the lawsuit is actually good for Currie, because it gets them more free publicity..

By: Fair Trade

Fair Trade — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:04:43 +0000

I suspect that Ms Hannah will drop the lawsuit after she’s utilised the publicity… no publicity is bad publicity.
I hope she does – it would be bad to think a celeb wanted to kill green initiatives even before they get going.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:15:11 +0000

You’re right — Currie appears to be clearly in the wrong here. After reading the lawsuit, the details are much stronger. But I do wish more had been done behind the scenes to come to a resolution before the lawsuit had been filed.

By: david todd III

david todd III — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:42:37 +0000

I agree she does so much good. So why jump on her back so fast? The suit is not about the money… she comes from money. Just because they give her a bike that gives them the right to use her image? It is quite a bit more having a celeb endorse a product than the price tag on that bike. ECORAZZI you sure are jumping on Daryl’s back quickly. Your website knows how much good she does and still you cut her down?

By: Hannah Lawsuit Shows She’s After Damages AND Profits From iZip // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:51:24 +0000

[...] Yesterday’s news of Daryl Hannah filing a lawsuit against Currie Technologies — makers of hybrid electric bikes under the company name iZip — brought with it anger, confusion, and sympathy. As some of our commenters pointed out, it’s well within Hannah’s rights to protect her image — we just found it odd that she was going after a green company for what appeared to be fair publicity after she used — and accepted — a free bike from them. [...]

By: Susie

Susie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:35:19 +0000

She does so much good, lets all not be quick to judge her. Her image is hers to do with as she chooses. She should choose who she endorses and why. Did they have a signed agreement to post her image when she accepted the bike? I think they tried to pull a fast one and cash in on her..

By: odograph

odograph — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:41:04 +0000

They’re lucky she didn’t put on her eyepatch and go down to kick their ass.

(Seriously, actors own their image and those guys should have respected and licensed that.)

By: seeing green

seeing green — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:14:34 +0000

I have not seen her picture on the izip website for months and I check it out all the time to read the news links and see what Ed Begley has been up to.