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The Book
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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Harris Faulkner Hamster Case Settles
No surprise here. As I predicted, Hasbro and Harris Faulkner have reached a ...
The Hamster Case Continues as District Court Denies Hasbro's Motion to Dismiss
A district court in New Jersey denied Hasbro's motion to dimiss Fox news reporter, Harris Faulkner's right of publicity claim. I wrote earlier about Faulkner's lawsuit against Hasbro for naming its hamster toy Harris Faulkner.
The real-life Faulkner claims that the toy...
Hasbro Contends that Same-Named Hamster Does Not Evoke Newscaster's Identity
Hasbro filed a motion Monday to dismiss newscaster Harris Faulkner's right of publicity claim against the toy maker for giving a stuffed hamster toy the same name as her. The defendant contends that because the hamster toy looks nothing like the newscaster and the use of her name alone does not...