If I were a member of that LLL group, I'd probably skip a discussion about
the distasteful article/photo. I'd be inclined to call the editor and
innocently ask if the paper obtained permission to use the phrase "Got
Milk" from the folks who presumably own the trademark for the phrase. (I'd
check before I shot off my mouth.) Betcha that would scare the britches off
them, and they'd think twice before printing a "little joke" like that
again! I'm no atttorney, but I'm inclined to think that's a trademarked
term, and if so, the owners probably wouldn't like to see their term used
in such a distasteful way.

We'll probably never be able to get some folks to have class, but maybe we
could get them to have respect for the basic laws related to publication.

(Do we have an attorney out there who can comment?)

>The Anchorage Press, an off-beat free weekly newspaper, took a press
>release from a local LLL group about their picnic and ran it with the
>caption "Got Milk?" and a picture of a very large busted, trampy looking
>woman who has her lips puckered and cleavage falling all over in their
>August 5-11 edition.
>
>Surprise, the Anchorage Press has put an apology in the next week's
>edition.  It was a nice one but unfortunate that they stated that  LLL
>canceled the picnic due to "fearing unwanted attention." and that "the
>woman from La Leche whose phone number we were given for publication
>received several annoying phone calls from men who claimed to be 'friends
>of breasts'" (which may or may not be true-  It may be that someone was
>trying to make a point).   A sister of a LLLL works with someone who works
>at The Press and passed on that apparently they (The Press) do feel bad
>and thought they were just having a little joke.


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Marie Biancuzzo, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
PO Box 387
Herndon VA 20172
Phone 703-758-0092
Fax 703-758-0891
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