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Plaintiffs in Sex Trafficking case Lose First Round in Right of Publicity Claim Against Backpage

A case involving the use of Backpage to facilitate sex trafficking and prostitution and privacy-based misappropriation claims under Rhode Island and Massachusetts laws was rejected by a Massachusetts district court on May 15, 2015 and is now pending appeal in the First Circuit.

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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

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The New York legislature closed its session without taking up the proposed right of publicity and privacy bill.

In final hours, New York Makes Last Minute Changes to Right of Publicity Bill

Apparently dropping around midnight Sunday, the New York legislature made a set of last-minute changes to the proposed right of publicity bill. The amendments focused solely on addressing broadcasters' concerns that remasters of existing works...

Letters and Statements of Opposition Filed Against Proposed New York Right of Publicity Bills

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I sent a letter to members of the New York legislature and their staff today opposing the proposed right of publicity bills that have been introduced in the Senate and Assembly. I focus on four major concerns with the legislation: 1) the...

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