Video Game Developers Have First Amendment Right to Base Characters in Part on Real People
So the Third Circuit held yesterday.
Right of Publicity
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.”
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.
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."