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Right of Publicity

Free Speech

"Preparing for the 20th Anniversary of the Streisand Effect: Cooley v. Afroman"

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.29.2023 4:02 PM

Free Speech

District Court Rejects Right of Publicity Claim on "Parody" Grounds

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.19.2022 10:04 AM

Free Speech

Pantless Couponer Loses Right of Publicity Lawsuit

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.22.2021 12:37 PM

Free Speech

Can Platforms Be Sued When Their Users Allegedly Violate Third Parties' "Rights of Publicity"?

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.24.2021 3:08 PM

Free Speech

Docudramas, Even if Partly Fictionalized, Don't Violate N.Y.'s "Commercial Use of Name" Statute

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.24.2021 1:15 PM

Free Speech

No Right of Publicity Claim for Publishing Court Opinion with Plaintiff's Name

Obvious, but good to have a cite for that.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.15.2021 12:17 PM

Free Speech

No Injunction Against Using Person's Name/Likeness in Promoting Free Podcasts …

even when the podcast producer tries to make money from them.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.28.2020 6:17 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Video Game Developers Have First Amendment Right to Base Characters in Part on Real People

So the Third Circuit held yesterday.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.18.2020 2:08 PM

Free Speech

Right of Publicity Lawsuit by Alleged "Pantless Couponer" Dismissed

“Just because the story and the photograph may be embarrassing or distressful to the plaintiff does not mean the newspaper cannot publish what is otherwise newsworthy.”

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.1.2020 3:01 PM

Free Speech

47 U.S.C. § 230 Preempts State Right of Publicity Claims

and other state (but not federal) intellectual property claims brought over platforms' hosting of third-party content.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.5.2020 5:27 PM

Free Speech

The Medal of Honor Recipient vs. The Historian, and the Right of Publicity

"The more research Mr. Rigg did for the book, the more discrepancies appeared."

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.25.2019 8:02 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

"Free Speech Rules," My New YouTube Video Series—Episode 4 (Who Owns Your Life Story?) Now Out

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.30.2019 5:31 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Real People, Real History, Real Problems

Jennifer Rothman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.11.2018 8:11 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

The Market in Dead People

Jennifer Rothman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.10.2018 7:30 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

Only Robin Wright Should Own Robin Wright

Jennifer Rothman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.9.2018 7:24 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

Is Privacy Dead?

Jennifer Rothman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.8.2018 7:30 AM

Right of Publicity

The Right of Publicity?A Misunderstood, Misshapen, Bloated Monster

Jennifer Rothman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.7.2018 8:05 AM

Right of Publicity

Jennifer Rothman, Guest-Blogging About the Right of Publicity

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.6.2018 1:45 PM

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