Porco v. Lifetime
Media Coalition Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Lifetime Entertainment in a right of publicity lawsuit brought by Chris Porco over the TV film “Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story.”
Category: right of publicity
New York Assembly Bill 5605-A and Senate Bill 5959-A
A.B. 5605 and S.B. 5959 would create a right of publicity for the life of a person plus 40 years after their death. It would bar the use of a person’s name, portrait or picture, voice, or signature (collectively, their persona) without written consent in advertising or for the purposes of trade (or fundraising).
Alabama House Bill 179
H.B. 179 is a right of publicity bill that would make the unauthorized use of a person’s likeness a misdemeanor crime. There is a very limited exception to the right for use of a person’s likeness in “news, public affairs, or sports broadcast,” but not for any other media or other type of content.
Louisiana House Bill 377
H.B. 377 would create a right of publicity for the life of the person plus 70 years postmortem. There is an exception for non-commercial uses unless the “identity is used to create an unauthorized performance.”
New York Assembly Bill 8155b and Senate Bill 5857b
A.B. 8155b and S.B. 5857b would amend New York’s existing right of privacy law to create a new right of publicity for the life of a person plus 40 years after their death. It would bar the use of a person’s name, portrait or picture, voice or signature — i.e., their persona — without their consent in advertising or for the purposes of trade. The new right is a property right that can be transferred and is inheritable. Name is defined to include a person’s nickname.
Lohan v. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. / Gravano v. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
Plaintiffs Lohan and Gravano argued to rewrite New York Civil Rights Law Section 51 to include protections against the inclusion of “image,” “persona,” or “likeness” in any work for which a creator or publisher seeks compensation.
New York Assembly Bill 8155 and Senate Bill 5857
New York A.B. 8155 and S.B. 5857 would amend the state’s existing right of publicity law to extend the right to individuals post mortem and broaden the right beyond a person’s name, portrait, picture or voice.
Louisiana House Bill 415
Summary Louisiana HB 415 would create a right of publicity for the life of a person plus 50 years. The right applies to a person’s “identity,” which is defined as their name, voice, signature, photograph,...
New York Assembly Bill 7904 and Senate Bill 5650
New York A.B. 7904 and S.B. 5650 would create a right of publicity in a person’s name, voice, signature, image or likeness for any person deceased within the last 70 years who was domiciled at New York at the time of death. There is an exception for expressive use, but there is a “caveat” to this exception.
Alabama Senate Bill 197
Alabama S.B. 197 would create a right of publicity in a person’s “indicia of identity.” There is an exception for expressive works, but for expressive works that are “a replica as to constitute a copy,” the exception is contingent on the use being protected by the U.S. and Alabama Constitutions.
Arkansas Senate Bill 79
Arkansas S.B. 79 would create a right of publicity in an individual’s name, voice, signature, image or likeness. Artistic use is exempted from the right, but only if the use is protected by the First Amendment.
New Hampshire Senate Bill 175
New Hampshire S.B. 175 would create a right of publicity, explicitly giving individuals the right to control the use of his or her identity for 70 years in addition to their lifetime. An amendment to bill removed a section that allowed exceptions for works of or in the media.
