Steve Jobs action figure for sale at $100

A Steve Jobs action figure complete with miniature iPad and iPhone is to go on sale online.

The 12" figure depicts Steve Jobs, the former chief executive of Apple, who died last year, in his familiar black turtleneck and blue jeans. It will be available from February for around $100 (£64).
Accessories made to scale, including an iPhone 4 and a copy of the first Mac computer, will also be available but will cost extra.
InIcon, which is making the figure, will include a spare pair of glasses and extra hands - for gripping the prop accessories.
This is not the first attempt to market a Steve Jobs action figure. A company called MIC Gadget offered a model of the Apple founder for sale early last year for $89. However, that product was blocked by Apple's lawyers, who said:
"Mr Jobs has not consented to the use of his name and/or image in the Product. Unauthorized use of a person’s name and/or likeness constitutes a violation of California Civil Code Section 3344, which prohibits the use of any person’s name, photograph or likeness in a product without that person’s prior consent."

It is not clear whether the same rules would apply now that Mr Jobs is dead but since InIcon is offering models of Apple products, complete with Apple logos, it would be reasonable to assume that the company's lawyers will have something to say before the estimated February release date.

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