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Rights of Publicity from Law Journal Extra!
The Right of Publicity and Miss Piggy: Time to Update N.Y.'s Privacy Statute? by Leonard M. Marks & Robert P. Mulvey
Practictioner's Guide to California Right of Publicity Law by Amy Hogue of Pillsbury, Madison, & Sutro. Discussion of California Right to Publicy law.
Basing Traits on Real Person No Invasion of Privacy Article on California court holding that basing traits of characters in the moving "The Sandlot" on a real person is not an invasion of privacy.
Minnesota Supreme Court Finds the Right to Privacy in Minnesota's Common Law by Andrew J. Voss. Discussion of the effects of a common law right to privacy and how privacy is used in protecting against unauthorized use of image or likeness.
Privacy Laws Affecting the Conduct of Electronic Commerce by Ian C. Ballon. Examines how the rights of privacy and publicity can have an impact on e-commerce and use of the Internet.
Intellectual Property Update: Actors Have Rights Against Unauthorized Likeness Use in Promotional Figures Based on Copyrighted Characters by Lisa Pondrom. Discussion of protections provided under California law for unauthorized use of an actor's likeness or their image as a copyright character on a show.