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“Obama Got Osama” products hit marketplace, reports USA Today. Anyone want to take a shot at that Right of Publicity analysis?

May 3, 2011 1 Comment »
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Within hours of President Obama announcing late Sunday night, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden had been killed, merchandise with the phrase “Osama Got Obama” was hitting the marketplace.  What are the Right of Publicity implications?  Granted, it is a catchy phrase, and it certainly is a newsworthy event.  A product with the first name of an elected official (the President of the United States), as well as that of a deceased foreign national/terrorist/public enemy #1.  This could be a bar exam question!

Here’s a link to the story in USA Today:  http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-05-02-bin-laden-death-merchandise_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip

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