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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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Law Professors Call for Reversal in De Havilland and the Protection of Biographies and Biographical Films
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Whitney Houston Estate Settles with IRS over Right of Publicity Valuation
Amazon Beats Right of Publicity Claim for Use of Photograph on Book Cover
Company that Owns Muhammad Ali sues Fox over Tribute to Late Boxer
Major Victory for Fantasy Sports against College Athletes
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