Steve Jobs Doll Meeting Opposition
The thought of living toys is not unfamiliar to Pixar fans, but one look at this realistic, yet uncanny Steve Jobs doll might cause even the sanest among us to question its immobility when we turn our backs. Hong Kong based toy company In Icon announced its $99, foot-tall Steve Jobs replica last week, and was met quickly with a legal threat from Apple to prevent its production.
Apple claims to own rights to the Steve Jobs image. This could very well be the case. It is not unheard of for celebrities or organization representing celebrities to claim copyrights on images and even personality quirks of the stars. The hiccup for Apple may just be that only a handful of states will recognize those rights post-mortem. So whether or not Apple gets its way, the doll is still likely to be available everywhere except California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Poll Results Bad News for Cars 2
In an Oscar projection based on a series of polls, Gold Derby predicts that Cars 2 is a long shot for the Best Animated Feature win at the Oscars, and may even miss out on a nomination if their projection reflects anything close to the reality.
Cars 2 ranked 8th in the poll, which would put it outside the reach of a nomination for a category that often selects only 3 nominees but may choose up to 5. Either way, 8th place won't cut it.
The poll pegs Rango, the first fully animated feature from Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), as the ultimate winner. That isn't much of a disappointment to me. If Cars 2 can't win, then Rango is a worthy winner in my book.