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The appellate judges heavily relied on Guglielmi v. Spelling - Goldberg Productions (Gugliemi) to determine that FX had a first Amendment Protection against
a right of publicity claim.
Explain why Beautified is or is not liable on Kardashian's
right of publicity claim under California law.
Not exact matches
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The court dismissed the plaintiff's tort
claims for defamation and intentional infliction
of emotional distress — but didn't dismiss her
claim based on her «
right of publicity».
Since
right to
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of being liable for violating a state intellectual property law.
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A California attorney has dropped his putative class action against Avvo in which he
claimed that by using attorneys» names and likenesses on its website, Avvo was violating California's laws on
rights of publicity and unfair competition.
First, I doubt that Blitzer even had a legal
right to stop Wolfblitzzer0 from his posts; unless the posts were commercial advertising (which I doubt), Blitzer wouldn't have a
right of publicity or trademark
claim against Wolfblitzzer0.
Lucas has litigated a variety
of matters, including actions for breach
of contract, interference torts, unfair business practices, misappropriation, copyright and trademark infringement, profit participation
claims, idea submission
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right of publicity and misappropriation
of name and likeness in all media, including the Internet.
The
claim that the 9th Circuit said could go to the jury was one for violation
of the common law
right to
publicity.
Mr. Baker has experience in all areas
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right of publicity / privacy
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of contract
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His practice focuses on all aspects
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Her experience includes both first - party and third - party insurance disputes involving
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of likeness /
right of publicity, trade disparagement, class action securities fraud, Department
of Justice and grand jury investigations, actuarial malpractice, class action predatory lending, class action
right -
of - way / trespass, class action property and environmental damage, class action toxic tort, personal injury / class action mass tort, insurance broker - agent liability, and reinsurance.
The California appellate judges also noted that First Amendment
claims had trumped assertions about violations
of publicity rights, for example, with civil
rights pioneer Rosa Parks» depiction in books, movies and a plaque.
MLB
claimed a violation
of the
right to
publicity by the various services.
In addition, Ms. Seligman advises on the full complement
of advertising and marketing law issues, including
claims and substantiation, native advertising, social media, mobile marketing and laws governing intellectual property and
rights of publicity and privacy.
Our attorneys have considerable experience in all
of the legal issues affecting a business's ability to promote its offerings, including
claim substantiation, Lanham Act false advertising, social media promotions, state unfair competition, First Amendment protection for commercial speech, FDA labeling rules, trademark, copyright, product disparagement,
right of publicity, keyword advertising disputes, sweepstakes and contests, privacy and data security.
In August 2015, a California federal court granted Weil's motion for summary judgment on behalf
of CBS Interactive Inc. (CBSI) in another landmark
right of publicity case (Lightbourne) that dismissed all
of plaintiff's
claims.
Our lawyers have extensive knowledge
of the issues at the heart
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right of publicity, defamation, free speech, and unfair competition.