According to Heidi Klum’s father, we’re not supposed to use his daughter’s name “for advertising purposes.” A German blogger, did just that in late Novemebr 2004, and 13 months later Guenther Klum officially objected.
“Hello,
The name “Heidi Klum” is protected by law ® and TM. I’m asking you to delete the name from your URL and desist from using the name “Heidi Klum” for advertising purposes. I have set January 2nd 2006 as a deadline for compliance.
Thank you for understanding my point of view.
Sincerely
Guenther Klum
www.heidiklum.com
The blogger’s URL is Werbeblogger.de. I do not see any reference to Ms. Klum in there. So, the elder Klum must be suggesting bloggers are not to type his daughter’s name, under any circumstance. How perplexing.
For more on this story, see Being Reasonable.
The pic is NOT nice. ;(
Heidi Klum . . .
. . . bzw. deren Vater wird munter weiter gebasht. Wo bleiben die Stimmen derer, die sonst in h
Please support our open letter to Heidi Klum too:
http://www.werbeblogger.de/index.php/2006/01/05/an_open_letter_to_heidi_klum
Thanks a lot.
Please refrain from using Heidi Klum’s name. However, you’re completely free to download naked photos of her at any time. Her name may be protected, but her breasts and genitalia are public domain.
An sich ne gute Sache, ich frag mich nur, ob das auch dauerhaft brauchbar bleibt.
yes.. love this thread :))