as
seen dancing awkwardly behind Katy Perry during Sunday night's Super
Bowl, became nothing short of an overnight phenomenon, spinning off
memes for days afterward on social media.
Like any phenomenon, of course there are creative people who might be interested in turning it into a business idea.
Enter
Fernando Sosa, who 3-D prints politically themed sculptures (a number
of which are "not safe for work") and sells them online. This time he
went decidedly apolitical, creating and printing a Left Shark figure,
which he put up for sale for $24.99, shortly after the Super Bowl.
On Wednesday, the Orlando resident heard from Perry's lawyers.
"Our
client [Perry] recently has learned that you have been involved in the
manufacture, sale, marketing and distribution of merchandise featuring a
shark sculpture which embodies and uses the [Super Bowl halftime show],
and that you have displayed this product on your website, in connection
with such sale and distribution," the letter read.
The
letter from the law offices of Greenberg Traurig demanded that
Shapeways.com, the website where Sosa sells his sculptures, cease and
desist selling the product, and that he turn over any products he had in
his possession.
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