Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Statues have lawyers?

Wow and i think the USA is lawsuit happy. How do statues have lawyers?

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/defamation-trial-opens-over-venus-cover-20111130-1o5jo.html
The Focus weekly's publisher and 12 journalists have been charged with defamation and insulting a national symbol.
Judges on Tuesday rejected bids to dismiss the defamation charges
Focus enraged many in Greece with its February 2010 cover that showed the iconic Venus de Milo statue, draped in a Greek flag, making the lewd gesture next to the headline "Cheats in the European family".
Focus Magazine cover of The Venus de Milo with the words "Cheats in the euro Family"

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