Star power: Celebrities have a legal right to prevent the commercial use of their images without permission. But are they silencing artists and satiri

Creator: BENNET, Drake

Description: the right of publicity is not the right to be famous, it's the right to control-and profit from-the commercial uses of one's persona. According to Mark Lee, a lawyer who has represented clients like Tiger Woods, Barbra Streisand, and Sylvester Stallone in right-of-publicity and other intellectual property cases, the right of publicity is essentially a protection against ``other people making money off of you without your permission."

Publisher: Boston Globe

Date: 2006-06-04

Type: Text

Format: html

Source:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/06/04/star_power?mode=PF

Language: English (United States)

Coverage: United States

Rights: Boston Globe