By Ifeanyi Chukwunonso OGBODO iogbodo@gmail.com The article captioned Chinua Achebe: Google Doodle For Guru Of African Prose by Senator Iheyen (lead partner at Infusion Lawyers) ends with the following words ‘before you google that doodle, one IP food for thought: since the google doodle contains Chinua Achebe’s image, if without permission, does google’s doodle infringe on Chinua Achebe’s image rights?’. This esoteric poser informed this disquisition. Since Google began Dooling in 1998, it has aligned its brand with some of the greatest human beings that ever walked the Earth ranging from long-deceased authors to scientists. This has further heightened the suspicion of skeptics who believe that no symbol is too sacred for Google to profane. A close consideration of several privacy law suits against Google and its renowned place as the world’s highest copyright infringer could bear out the cogency of this fear. The provision of image rights in law enables the restrictio
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