Keeping Up The Image
Farmer, Andrew Marsinko, has achieved fame as the subject of a slightly risque birthday card. However, the poultry farmer from Botetourt County doesn't seem to appreciate the fame that has been thrust upon him. Far from it, he has filed a complaint in Roanoke County Circuit Court seeking $7.5 million in damages from the photographers who took the photo, the companies that offered the photo as a stock image and the companies that created and sold the card.
Nope - he sure don't wanna be famous.
Apparently the case hinges on whether Marsinko signed a release for commercial use of the picture or not; he says he didn't. If he is proved right, then the goose of the defendants is well and truly cooked.
See the picture and the rest of the story here:
