Courtroom “Feud” Leaves Accurate Speech About Celebrities Unprotected
The first season of FX’s drama Feud told the story of the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Set in Hollywood during the early sixties, the drama po…
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California Court of Appeal Overturns Dangerous Right of Publicity Ruling
Almost all posts on social media include depictions of real people. And most social media websites include advertising. Does this combination mean that nearly e…
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Facebook Wins ‘Right of Publicity’ Case Against Country-Rap Singer
""There are a lot of both statutes and doctrines designed to make it more difficult [for people] to challenge speech online about them that they simpl…
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Publicity Rights vs. Public Interest: Fair Use Project Files Brief in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Hart v. EA
Should individuals hold veto power over depictions of reality? That's the question at the heart of Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc., and we here at the Fair Us…
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Paris in the Ninth Circuit
I simply could not resist sharing this one, for those who don’t check IPKat regularly. Apparently, transformativeness is not only a big deal in copyright fair u…