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There is a brouhaha going on about a docudrama regarding 9/11, that will be aired by ABC (owned by Disney). I guess this ‘logo’ is a pretty good illustration of the fact the law does not protect against all forms of tarnishment. The logo was an illustration to editorial content from the Eschaton blog, discussing ABC’s actions.
Questions for discussion:
Can NBC use the ‘willful deception’ logo to refer to ABC in its advertisements?
Can someone film a movie about the life of Walt Disney entitled ‘Willful Deception’ and use this logo?

Fred Goldman has an unsatisfied $25.5 million judgment against O.J. Simpson arising from a wrongful death judgment relating to the murder of his son, Ron Goldman. Simpson has never paid any of the judgment.
Now Goldman is moving to take Simpson’s ‘publicity rights’ in his name. Publicity rights are alienable (note Muhammad Ali’s recent transaction) and descendable. Simpson apparently is still able to make some money signing autographs and there is still some value in his publicity right. Simpson’s attorney is quoted as stating that there is no precedent for a ‘seizure’ of publicity rights.