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April 16th, 2013 
Schapelle Corby’s family are suing publisher Allen & Unwin over the 2011 book Sins of the Father.
Source: AAP
THE mother of Schapelle Corby says it was a long time before she could pick up a book telling the “untold story” of her daughter’s alleged drug run – and when she did, it made her sick.
The Corby family are suing publisher Allen & Unwin over the 2011 book titled Sins of the Father.
The family claim five photographs used in the book, including a shot of Corby with friends at Brisbane airport and of her as a child on Santa’s knee, were used without the family’s permission in breach of copyright.
Corby’s mother Rosleigh Rose told the Federal Court in Sydney on Tuesday the Santa photo was taken by her at a David Jones store because she couldn’t afford a professional picture.
“I didn’t have $5, $6, $7 spare to spend on a photo,” she said.
“I just sent the children up there and took the photo.”
The book details allegations that Corby’s father, Michael Corby, was behind the attempt to smuggle marijuana into Bali in his daughter’s bodyboard bag.
Ms Rose said she couldn’t get herself to read or look at the book for a long time after it came out.
“When I read the book I said it’s disgusting, it’s making me sick.”
She then called her other daughter Mercedes Corby who contacted lawyers, Ms Rose said.
Ms Rose said she still had no idea how to “control the media” since her daughter’s arrest eight years ago.
She said when she first gave out the photo of her daughter with friends at Brisbane airport she hoped it would be used “in a positive way”.
However, the photo of the convicted drug smuggler started being used alongside negative news articles.
“We had no way of knowing how to control the media and we still don’t. I don’t,” Ms Rose said.
Mercedes Corby, who survived a mugging attempt in Bali last month, was present in court and pointed out different photos in the book to her lawyer as her mother gave evidence.
Allen & Unwin says all the pictures were given either to the book’s author, Fairfax journalist Eamonn Duff, or to “the media in general” for publication.
Schapelle Corby was jailed for smuggling marijuana into Indonesia in 2004.
The hearing continues.
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