Friday, July 16, 2010

Vampire Weekend

Oh dear... A model has filed a $2 million (£1.3m) lawsuit against Vampire Weekend for allegedly using her image on their album artwork without consent.
According to an online news channel Ann Kirsten Kennis, (who features on the sleeve of the band’s global No.1 album ‘Contra’) claims that her signature on a consent form was forged.
In the suit filed at the LA County Superior Court, the model blames the band for not verifying the authenticity of her signature on the release obtained from a photographer named Tod Brody, who is also being sued...
The image of Kennis was taken in 1983 and was used by the band from last November to promote their album...

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