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Today, the New York Assembly introduced an amended version of its proposed right of publicity bill. It is virtually identical (with only minor changes) to the senate bill introduced a few weeks ago, and contains no improvements or fixes from...
Last week the New York Senate introduced a substantially revised version of a right of publicity bill, S5959. There are many promising improvements in this draft from the earlier assembly version (reintroduced in February), but also a lot of...
In a report issued on April 23rd by the Register of Copyrights, the U.S. Copyright Office suggests that the lack of uniformity in state right of publicity laws may require Congressional intervention.
The call for Congress to consider such a right...
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THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World
This book from Harvard University Press by Professor Jennifer Rothman traces the history and development of the right of publicity and its current collision course with individual liberty, free speech and copyright law.
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New York Legislative Session Ends With No Vote on Right of Publicity Bill
In final hours, New York Makes Last Minute Changes to Right of Publicity Bill
Letters and Statements of Opposition Filed Against Proposed New York Right of Publicity Bills