Coronavirus Scam Sends Superstar Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham To Court; Will Donate Millions To COVID-19 Charities
Dunham is seeking “statutory damages of no less than $150,000 per registered copyright and no less than $2 Million per registered trademark” plus $10 million in “general and special damages” and all the profits from the offenders.
“To add insult to injury, in order to attract consumers to their websites and help sell their counterfeit products, Defendants have exploited the name, photograph, image and/or likeness of Jeff Dunham himself, which has caused significant consumer confusion and led fans of the Plaintiff to ask him whether he was improperly trying to profit off of the COVID-19 pandemic by selling these COVID-19 products,” the multi-claim filing by Hollywood heavyweight lawyerfor Dunham adds.
Having previously tried to stop Lei’s outlets from exploiting his image and work before, Dunham promises to use the millions , if and when he eventually gets a win in court. “My wife and I intend to use proceeds recovered in this lawsuit to add to our continued contributions to charities benefiting COVID-19 relief efforts,” Dunham told Deadline Thursday.
Having been sued in the past by HBO and Atari, Ooshirts, Inc and Lei did not respond to request for comment from Deadline.
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