The 160,000 SAG-AFTRA (The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) members on strike have much in common with the already striking 11,000 scriptwriters. They are all concerned that AI will replace them, which can create scripts and...
California has extensive right of publicity laws protecting its citizens. These rights cover the unauthorized use of voice, signature, photograph, name, or likeness and carry over after the individual’s death. Violations of these protections for commercial gain or...
The right of publicity forbids the unauthorized use of an individual's name or likeness for commercial or other certain exploitative purchases. Here are the salient details. Elements of right of publicity To claim right of publicity has four requirements: The implicit...
The advancement in technology has made it easier than ever to take photos and share them on social networks in just a few seconds. It is also easy for someone to snap a picture with you in the background and post it online without your permission. Seeing yourself on...
The Right of Publicity is not a federal right, instead, it is protected by state common or statutory law. In California, there are two types of Right of Publicity law, a statute and a common law right. The statutory Right of Publicity This statute protects a person's...
Something feels wrong about using someone’s image or other indicia of their persona commercially to make money without their permission. This act raises sometimes conflicting issues of privacy, free speech and commercial rights. The legal remedy that evolved for the...
We recently told readers about a California bill under consideration in the state legislature called the Fair Pay to Play Act. Since then, the legislation has become law and will take effect in 2023. California's move is groundbreaking in the world of collegiate...
At our law firm, we represent people who are fighting to protect their exclusive right to use their persona commercially under state right-of-publicity law. The law encompasses an individual's right to use their own "name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness"...
At , in , we represent people asserting their rights of publicity as well as defending such lawsuits. The right of publicity protects people from unauthorized commercial use of their "name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness ... on...
On July 31, the surviving family of iconic actor Steve McQueen filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles state court against luxury auto maker Ferrari for calling a limited-edition Ferrara "The McQueen" without permission. The car is brown, apparently in tribute to a brown...
