Originally Posted by Sly

No, not really. People like Coke, Pepsi, and many other corporate identities have sued others for using their trademarked products for various reasons, including photographs, movies, etc... you get the drill. Copyright infringement in the United States is a pretty big deal, many foreigners don't quite understand the grasp of the situation because their countries aren't as anal about copyright infringement.

All in all, nothing will probably come of this. But why Alien would even open himself up to the possibility of something happening with a big name author such as Anne Rice is beyond me. He could have gotten the same effect out of that image by using a lesser known author and reducing his risk at the same time.