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Who Killed Paulina Borsook's Career?

57 points · 32 comments · danielmorozoff

  1. oumua_don17 · · focus · HN ↗
    Apparently, there's also an illustrated childrens' book by another author Sandra Peterson based on cyberselfish by Paulina [1]

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B0HF8QPPLS" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B0HF8QPPLS

    edit: update to mention the new book&#x27;s author.

    1. verytrivial · · focus · HN ↗
      Strong smell of Ai generation on the cover there.
      1. initramfs · · focus · HN ↗
        Her agent says they can use the Cyberselfish part of the title but not her name. She was made aware of it a few weeks ago.

        Trademark, rather than a trade dress issue. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.greenbergglusker.com&#x2F;publications&#x2F;when-copycats-cross-the-line-what-smuckers-lawsuit-means-for-private-label-products" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.greenbergglusker.com&#x2F;publications&#x2F;when-copycats-...

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