Boom! Success Kid's mom sues fireworks company for using his image

Success Kid's mom is blasting a fireworks maker that she says has used her son's image without permission.

Laney Marie Griner, whose 2007 pic of her son, S.G., has since become a popular meme, is suing Jake's Fireworks. The company is using S.G.'s image on a product called Back Off that claims to shoot flaming balls, and features the image of a pacifier on its packaging. Griner is claiming copyright infringement, and is asking for unspecified damages.

Griner alleges that Jake's Fireworks used her son's image without asking for permission. Last July, Griner's lawyer complained about the situation to Jake's Fireworks. "Despite assurances that the unauthorized commercial uses would cease, the Back Off product remains advertised and offered for sale," reads Griner's complaint (see below) Read more...

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