13/02/2009 15:11
Petrosyan claims to be paid 10 million dollars
The famous humorist Yevgeni Petrosyan has brought action to New York Court against «Direct TV Group» Arab TV operator, segodnia.ru reports.
In the suit Petrosyan has been presented as «national culture icon». The humorist claims a compensation of 10 million dollars for using his portrait.
The problem is that in July, 2007 «Direct TV Group» spread leaflets with the image of Yevgeni Petrosyan to attract the attention of Russian speaking civilians in New York.