LOS ANGELES (AP) An Ohio car dealership has apologized to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for using a photo from his ``Terminator'' days in ads without permission, it was announced Friday.
Fred Martin Motor Co. issued a written apology and agreed to pay a ``substantial'' but unspecified amount of money to Arnold's All-Stars, an after-school program founded by Schwarzenegger, according to a joint statement.
Schwarzenegger sued the Barberton auto dealer in 2002, before he became governor, for allegedly violating his right of publicity. A federal appeals court dismissed the case in June, saying California courts had no jurisdiction to hear it because the ads never were shown in California.
The ads, published in the Akron Beacon Journal, displayed a photo of Schwarzenegger in his movie role as ``The Terminator.'' A quotation next to the photo invited potential customers to ``Terminate Early'' on existing auto leases and purchase or lease from Fred Martin.
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