Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Davis v. Electronic Arts
By Jennifer E. RothmanTuesday, July 14, 2015 - 9:15pmThe Ninth Circuit denied rehearing in its controversial decision in Davis v. Electronic Arts that the use of real professional athletes identities...
View ArticleCharacter in WOLF OF WALL STREET Does Not Violate Real Person's Publicity Rights
By Jennifer E. RothmanMonday, October 5, 2015 - 12:00pmOn September 30, 2015, a federal district court in New York dismissed a right of publicity claim brought by former Stratton Oakmont employee,...
View ArticleAretha Franklin Gets Documentary Film Pulled from Film Festivals
By Jennifer E. RothmanFriday, September 18, 2015 - 12:15pmA lawsuit filed by famous recording artist, Aretha Franklin, against a documentary filmmaker, Allan Elliott, led to the pulling of his...
View ArticleEA Files Cert. Petition in Davis v. Electronic Arts
By Jennifer E. RothmanTuesday, October 6, 2015 - 7:45pmOn Monday, EA filed a Petition seeking Supreme Court review in Davis v. Electronic Arts, 775 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2015). The video game maker asks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Arkansas Resurrects Right of Publicity Bill
By Jennifer E. RothmanThursday, May 19, 2016 - 4:00pmThe Arkansas legislature has reintroduced a right of publicity bill in the state after last year's bill was vetoed by its governor. Governor Asa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warhol Foundation Claims Fair Use of Photographs of Dead Pop Star Prince
By Jennifer E. RothmanFriday, April 21, 2017 - 4:45pmOh, how the chickens come home to roost. In Comedy III v. Saderup, Inc., the California Supreme Court distinguished Andy Warhol’s celebrity...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Olivia de Havilland Back in the Spotlight
By Jennifer E. RothmanWednesday, July 5, 2017 - 3:15pmOne of Hollywood’s most successful plaintiffs and actresses is at it again. Olivia de Havilland, the two-time Oscar winner, who appeared in such...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Plot (and Feud) Thickens
By Jennifer E. RothmanWednesday, October 4, 2017 - 10:45amOn Friday, a California superior court agreed with two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland that her lawsuit against FX Networks could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Company that Owns Muhammad Ali sues Fox over Tribute to Late Boxer
By Jennifer E. RothmanTuesday, October 10, 2017 - 3:15pmThe company that owns and manages former boxing great Muhammad Ali's right of publicity and trademarks has sued Fox Broadcasting in federal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amazon Beats Right of Publicity Claim for Use of Photograph on Book Cover
By Jennifer E. RothmanWednesday, November 29, 2017 - 11:15amLast week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Roe v. Amazon held that booksellers Amazon.com, and Barnes & Noble (among others) could...
View Article