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Comment on Unprecedented, overreaching exemptions undermine several current Right of Publicity bills by Hank Fasthoff

Hank Fasthoff — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:23:18 +0000

Thanks for your post and analysis of the proposed legislation.

Comment on Brief History of RoP by Justin Bieber Fan Line,Ways to Promote? - T-Shirt Forums

Justin Bieber Fan Line,Ways to Promote? - T-Shirt Forums — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:43:15 +0000

[...] in general you cannot profit off of a celebrities name or likeness without their permission due to right of publicity laws. You may want to check with a lawyer on this one. __________________ Rodney Blackwell - T-Shirt [...]

Comment on Will Michael Jackson’s Death Spawn a Battle Over His Assets, Including His Intellectual Property and Right of Publicity? by Joslyn Woods Text

Joslyn Woods Text — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:38 +0000

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Comment on Gwen Stefani and No Doubt sue Activision over Rock Band video game by Ali

Ali — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:27:43 +0000

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Comment on Lindsay Lohan and the E*Trade “milkaholic” baby by AllRise

AllRise — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:05 +0000

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Comment on PETA launches new ad featuring Michelle Obama without First Lady’s permission by jfaber

jfaber — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:30 +0000

Thanks for the question, Jeff. In fact, even politicians have a right of publicity that can be enforced, at least under certain circumstances. As such, it is inaccurate to assume that the “likenesses” of politicians are in the public domain. When the use involves an advertisement or commercial product, in most instances even a politician will have recourse through recognition of his or her right of publicity and related intellectual property interests. I hope this is helpful.

Comment on PETA launches new ad featuring Michelle Obama without First Lady’s permission by Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:51:54 +0000

When is a likeness considered to be in the public domain and therefore obviate the need for a license agreement pursuant to a commercial product development? I read on http://www.t-shirtforums.com/general-t-shirt-selling-discussion/t35556.html that likenesses of politicians are the only likenesses in the public domain.

Comment on President Obama infringements? by White House Claiming Quasi-Copyright Over Official Pics « shouting loudly

White House Claiming Quasi-Copyright Over Official Pics « shouting loudly — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:45:14 +0000

[...] I think some applications of this right can be troublesome, but others make good sense. In any case, I failed to account for it in the first version of this post. Here’s a good post discussing the frequent uses of Obama’s image as a question of the right of publicity. [...]

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Liiga — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:16:24 +0000

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Comment on FTC Proposed Regulations Concerning Celebrity Endorsements by I see dead people. « Can someone please explain…?

I see dead people. « Can someone please explain…? — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:22:06 +0000

[...] the FTC is considering new regulations concerning celebrity endorsements, according to this blog post by Jonathan Faber, licensing expert and former president of “CMG Worldwide, Inc., whose clients [...]