The Onion: Magritte Estate Sued.
Right of Publicity/Privacy
Taco Bell Sues 50 Cent
MTV: 50 Cent Gets Sued:
Fiddy filed a lawsuit for Trademark Infringement earlier this year after the company put out adverts saying he should change his name to 79 Cent or 99 Cent!
Now the chain have hit back in a countersuit calling the rapper a “self-described former drug dealer and hustler” and adding
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Rights Owner of Elvis ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private
WSJ: Rights Owner of Elvis, ‘Idol’ Scuttles Plan to Go Private:
CKX Inc., which licenses the rights to images of Elvis Presley and other celebrities, said that a $1.33 billion plan to go private has fallen through because of “extraordinary” economic conditions.
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In an interview last year, Mr. Sillerman said he
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“Marilyn Monroe Images in Higher Demand After Court Rulings”
How Would You Advise the RNC?
The RNC comes to you and they say they want to use these stockphotos:
in this video (the photos appears at 6:46 and 7:02 respectively):
The first photo seems to appear with the words ‘America will choose’ and the second photo appears with ‘prosperity.”
The iStockPhoto license defines “Prohibited Use” in part as:
“use or
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Trump Sues Former Law Firm Over Use of Name
ABA Journal: Trump Claims Firm Invaded Privacy By Posting Name on Website:
Donald Trump is involved in a dispute with his former firm Morrison Cohen which led to litigation in April. The firm claims he owes unapid fees, he accuses the firm of malpractice. As of August, the firm indicated on its website that it…
“Do We Need a Mode of Voluntary Surrender of Publicity Rights?”
Pixelization: “Do We Need a Mode of Voluntary Surrender of Publicity Rights?“:
Common-law and statutory rights of publicity in an increasing number of jurisdictions allow people to sue others for the unauthorized commercial use of their image, likeness, and voice. Creative Commons licenses release only copyright entitlements – not publicity rights. For a
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Right Of Privacy Of A Naked Cowboy Against M7M Dressed As Naked Cowboy
Text of SDNY Decision in right of privacy suit and trademark suit brought by naked cowboy against an M&M dressed as a naked cowboy (photos in decision). Right of privacy claim dismissed as statute doesn’t protect trademarked costumes (M&M dressed in ‘plaintiff’s’ costume is not intended to be understood as a likeness of plaintiff); however…
Brief in CMG and Topps v Upper Deck re ‘Legends’
Plaintiffs seek to enjoin Defendants, and its agents, distributors, representatives, assigns,
and anyone acting in concert with them, from using the names, images, likenesses, signatures,
personae, and other related indicia of deceased baseball legends Jackie Robinson (“Robinson”),
Lou Gehrig (“Gehrig”), Mel Ott (“Ott”), Jimmie Foxx (“Foxx”), Rogers Hornsby (“Hornsby”),
Thurman Munson (“Munson”), George Sisler (“Sisler”),
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MLB Players vs. Steiner Sports
Steiner Sports operates the Last Licks chain of ice cream/sports memorabilia stores, where I take my kids after baseball or soccer unless it’s just before dinner. Steiner licensed the MLB Players Choice mark and associated ‘Players Rights’ that cover use of the rights of publicity of three or more active Major Leage Baseball players on…