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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The company that produces "Girls Gone Wild" — racy tapes of young women baring their breasts — was ordered to pay a woman $60,000 after a jury determined that filmmakers illegally used her image in a video.
The punitive damages jurors awarded to 26-year-old Debbie Aficial represent $1 for each copy of "Girls Gone Wild: The Seized Video" that her attorney estimates Mantra Films sold last fall.
"In isolation, $60,000 doesn't do anything," lawyer Kevin Martingayle said. "But it may establish a precedent for others to follow."
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