“Steve Jobs has a Christ-like status among his acolytes. Following the Messiah’s habit of popping up on all manner of baked items, from pitta to toast, it’s little wonder that the former’s image has now started appearing on cookies,” Andrew Williams reports for Macworld UK.
“For one day only, Apple fans will be able to get their hands on Steve Jobs portrait cookies, iPhone icon cupcakes, Apple pies and iPhone-shaped cookies – in all the different models – at the pop-up shop in London tomorrow (Wednesday, 9 November),” Williams reports. “The geeky treats can be bought in person at the hosting venue The Hospital Club in central London, or reserved via Twitter… Proceeds will go to UK charity Pancreatic Cancer UK and cakes will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
Let’s hope that they cleared this with someone in Cupertino. I’d hate to see the legal dweebs at Apple come down hard on these people for doing this for a very worthy cause.
Michael Jackson’s name does belong to his estate, but Steven Jobs’ name does not belong to Apple’s list of trade makes.
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Even if Apple didn’t like this, I doubt they would make an attempt to quash it. Can you imagine the negative publicity that would cause for Apole?
I would think only Steve’s estate could be the only ones to take legal action…not that. They would considering his wife’s philanthropic leanings. Apple has no grounds or ownership of his likeness.
As for the products being depicted… Apple is a company run by great human beings not lawyers… They will certainly turn a blind eye of even support the effort.
It seems obviously done with the family’s approval.
Brits rock!
My stomach Preferences always has the “Accept Cookies” box checked!
What, no snarky MDN take on “Christ-like Messiah”?
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