Name |
Colleen Shannon |
Height |
5' 2 |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
14 April 1978, |
Place of Birth |
Pelican, Alaska, USA |
Famous for |
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A legal battle has erupted over Playboy Magazine's use of a portrait of Shannon taken by Mother Lode Photography for Independence High School's yearbook when she attended the El Dorado County school.The photograph was used in Playboy's 2003 50th Anniversary issue, accompanying a brief bio of Shannon in which she did not mention El Dorado County or the high school.
Mother Lode Photography's co-owner Carla Calkins filed a federal lawsuit against the magazine in November 2006 following a $200 settlement offer from Playboy, citing a compensation precedent of $750 when Mother Lode's work has been published in the past.
The photograph itself was never published by Independence High, but Calkins seeks to defend her copyright. The matter is set for settlement conference in March 2007.