Thomson wrote an obituary for her father and gave permission to a funeral home and the Green’s Harbour Community Channel to publish it, along with a photograph she’d taken. She later discovered that Afterlife was displaying her father’s obituary and photograph on its website alongside options to buy flowers and virtual candles — all without her permission. “Thomson described her outrage and mortification that others would think she sought to profit from her father’s death,” noted Kane. Her reaction was echoed by other class action suit members, the judge said. “It was not until we received feedback that people wanted to send flowers to the family and other products, that they made these options available,” Leclerc wrote.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 17:15 UTC