Hallmark responds to Paris Hilton's Lawsuit 
Monday, November 12th, 2007

No, not the actual Hallmark card...Photo from GalleryoftheAbsurd.com

We told you a while back about how Paris Hilton sued Hallmark for using her image on greeting cards.  Well, Hallmark has responded in court - and their motion to dismiss states:

"Hilton has become a household name, based in large part on her efforts to draw attention to herself. Having done so, she has subjected herself to public scrutiny and the parodist's pen. The First Amendment does not allow her to respond by welcoming the fawning and flattering, but silencing the critical and comical."

TMZ has the actual court papers, filed in the U.S. District Court's Central District of Californis, which state,

"Hallmark's speech and the speech that forms the basis of each of Hilton's claims for relief is fully protected under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and under Article I, Section 2 of the California Constitution."

And, "The use of the words 'that's hot' in the greeting card was artistically relevant to a work of protected expression and thus the First Amendment bars the claim as a matter of law."

Come on, Paris.  People sell merchandise that makes fun of you all over the internet.  You're only suing Hallmark because they have the most money.  Stop wasting the court's time!

   

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