About the Author
Jonathan Faber is the creator and professor of the first law school course in the country dedicated entirely to the Right of Publicity, which is offered to JD and LLM candidates through the Center for Innovation and Intellectual Property at Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis. Faber also is an Adjunct Professor of Licensing Intellectual Property for Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington). Faber is the founder of Luminary Group LLC, a licensing and consulting agency that specializes in representing brands and personalities in the licensing industry as well as providing litigation support in an expert witness capacity. In addition to his duties with Luminary, Faber also is an attorney for McNeely Stephenson Thopy & Harrold where he is the head of the intellectual property group, and a member of the business law and litigation groups. Faber was previously a director at Sommer Barnard (now Taft) where he was Chair of the Licensing Group and a member of the Intellectual Property and Business Law groups. Prior to founding Luminary, Jonathan was the President of CMG Worldwide, Inc., whose clients include Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Sophia Loren, Babe Ruth, Chuck Berry, Princess Diana, and I♥NY. With a national presence within both the intellectual property and licensing industries, Jonathan often serves as a speaker at industry conferences (such as AdWeek convention, Fordham Law School’s Annual International Intellectual Property and Policy conference). He also serves as an expert witness on intellectual property and licensing matters, for plaintiffs and defendants alike, including cases involving Motley Crue founding member Nikki Sixx against Vans, the animated character Madeline (Estate of Ludwig Bemelmans) against DIC, Robby Gordon (NASCAR) against Fruit of the Loom, Bill Lester (NASCAR) against Checkers/Rallys, and Gary Stephens (jockey) against Southern States Farmers Cooperative, among others. Faber also was involved in the effort to assign OJ Simpson’s Right of Publicity in satisfaction of judgment to the Goldman and Brown families, as well as in negotiations with News Corp. and Harper Collins concerning royalties from his confessional book. Faber is a voting member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS, which among other things administers the annual Grammy Awards ceremony), a member of ASCAP, and past Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Executive Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law.