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

Copyright news you can use: “Hey, That Publication Is Using a Photo of Me! The right of publicity explained

Creator: BERGER, Andrew

Description: The right of publicity protects each person, celebrity or not, and allows
each to control and profit from his or her identity. A majority of states recognize
publicity rights either by statute or through case law. California and some others
protect publicity rights even after a person’s death. This document gives us explanations about this concept in United States.

Publisher: Andrew Berger, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Date: 2005-06

Type: Text

Format: HTML

Source: http://www.editorialphoto.com/resources/6-05_LegalNews-%20right_publicity.pdf

Language: English (United States)

Coverage: United States

Rights: Andrew Berger, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

An American law article

Right of publicity

By Lloyd L RICH

RICH, Lloyd L. Right of publicity. The publishing law center (on line). 2000, (page consultée le 30/11/2006), accessibilité: http://www.publaw.com/rightpriv.html

Dublin Core Métadata description:

Title: Right of publicity

Creator: RICH, Lloyd L

Subject: American constitution, first amendment constitution, right of privacy, right of publicity.

Description: Presents the Right of Publicity in the United States. It gives a general definition in the introduction, the different cases which this right is valid and explains the first amendment protection.

Publisher: Publishing Law Center

Date: 2000

Type: Text

Format: html

Identifier: URL: http://www.publaw.com/rightpriv.html.

Language: English (US)

Coverage: United States

Rights: © Copyright 2000 Lloyd L. RICH