The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
cover kerry, but this isn’t right. I’m sorry. It’s not. Don’t let them do that to you.” Another chimed in: “Why is she white in this picture.”
Some negative comments were later removed.
“While we did not digitally lighten Kerry’s skin tone, our cover lighting has likely contributed to this concern,” the magazine said in a statement.
Washington later tweeted the magazine’s explanation in full, adding: “Beautiful statement. Thank u 4 opening this convo. It’s an important 1 that needs to be had.”
Katy Perry’s dancing shark takes bite out of artist’s idea
MIAMI » The dancing sharks that stole some of the spotlight during Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show have taken a bite out of an artist’s bid to sell figurines of them.
After the stumbling and uncoordinated sharks became an overnight Internet sensation, Fernando Sosa, 31, worked up a design of a 3-inch “Left Shark” made with a 3D printer.
His handiwork hit the Shapeways. com marketplace and by Wednesday, the artist had sold 10-15 sharks at $24.99 each.
Shapeways officials notified Sosa later Wednesday of a cease-and-desist letter from Perry’s attorneys who demanded the shark’s removal. He said the company cancelled the orders and refunded customers.
The letter said Perry is the “owner of the intellectual property depicted or embodied in connection with the shark images and costumes” portrayed during the halftime show.
Sosa said he didn’t think a halftime show prop would be copyrighted.