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Tagged with right-of-publicity copyright
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What are the "fair use" implications of using someone's personal story in a political campaign without their permission?
After the State of the Union address, Senator Katie Britt told a story about a woman's being (sex) "trafficked" in a rebuttal. Let's say that the facts were accurate in isolation, but it had ...
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Are people's face/voice copyrighted by default?
As you may know there are some AI apps that can clone anybody's voice (turn your voice to their voice), or there are some face swap apps you can replace your face with somebody else's face and make a ...
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If you blend copyrighted voices to create a unique voice, does the resulting creation become exempt from copyright restrictions?
Suppose I blend copyrighted voices taken from popular media to craft an entirely distinct vocal composite.
For instance, combining snippets of various celebrity voices (like Leonardo Dicaprio and Mr. ...
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Can I sell a figurine of iconic football moments [closed]
I am making a football star figurine replicating an iconic goal scoring moment. I want to sell these figurines on Etsy. Is there any legal requirements for the UK where I have to say something or I ...
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Are Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) of public athletes protected by copyright?
Assume the following facts:
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Alice is a professional athlete, well known to the public.
Bob makes "fan art" of Alice and attempts to sell his art to the public.
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Are self-portraits exempt from the right of publicity according to the Creative Commons license?
The legal code of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license states:
Moral rights, such as the right of integrity, are not licensed under this Public License, nor are publicity, ...
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Publishing (non-commercially) a video-interview with a celebrity online, without written consent
Suppose that several years ago a non-profit organization made a short video-interview with one of the most famous US performers, who very rarely gives interviews.
Suppose that it was recorded in ...
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What is the meaning of "exploitation" in a publicity agreement and is it necessary for a waiver of claims?
An agreement says:
"I hereby expressly release, discharge and waive all claims, demands, losses and liabilities...which may arise from my participation...hereunder or as a result of the ...
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Publishing an interview/conversations in a book without explicit consent
Let's say I've conducted an interview/conversation as the interviewer with someone. I didn't tell him I may publish that interview (in a book or elsewhere) as I wasn't thinking of publishing it at the ...
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Could a celebrity theoretically claim copyright on the arrangement of makeup/jewelry/clothing on their persons to sue paparazzi?
Just something I've wondered about for a while. Ownership of our likenesses seems to be fairly weak in the US, but photography of public art such as graffiti can be a copyright violation.
Could a ...
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When can I sell 3d models and 2d renders of dead peoples and celebrities?
When is it allowed to create and sell 3d models and 2d renders of existing dead people and celebrities?
I can imagine this is not a easy topic and is different depending on the jurisdiction. Here are ...
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Are photographs of portraits of Mozart that are in the public domain free for commercial use?
While there are photos of Einstein that are in the public domain (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Einstein_(Nobel).png), Einstein ,the person, is not in the public domain. For this ...
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What are the intellectual property rules regarding painting a real/fictitious person?
I am an absolute layman and unaware whether there are universally accepted (or something like the UN recommended) copyright laws or not and thus, I have not specified as to which copyright laws I am ...
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If I'm the director of photography for a project, does the production company need a model release from me if I film myself in the project?
I am the DP (director of photography) on a streaming TV show filmed in New York state. I am not employed by the production company, but rather work as a contractor with them. The production company ...
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Using celebrity recording without permission
In the US, if one legally records a conversation with a celebrity, is one then allowed to use snippets of the recording (say, too short and generic for words spoken to be copyrighted) to produce a ...
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Can I legally use a photo if I'm in it?
I used to be a professional athlete. Gettyimages has many photos of me but want $500 per photo for a digital download. Do I have to pay for rights to the photos in which I am featured?
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Can you be sued for using someone else's last name in app?
We are looking to create an app that contains someones last name in the title, as well as some data created by him.
The data is public for anyone to use in the form of spreadsheets, the goal of the ...
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Media consent form for summer camp
We have a media consent form that parents have signed for the campers at our summer camp. The wording is as follows:
The Participant identified below desires to participate in the [insert summer ...
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Questions about real people and fictional characters in novels
I was wondering if any legal experts can give me any advice about how much freedom a writer has to refer to real people and places in a fictional work and in what situations it's best to get ...
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Am I allowed to use famous peoples' faces in an app?
For example, can I use David Cameron's face in an app, without permission?
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What is illegal about my app?
I want to create an app similar to the 4shared Music app that enables downloading MP3 files stored on my server.
Features
Serves all mp3 files from host server
Distributed via Google Play Store
Music ...
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Are pictures that don't have model releases protected under the DMCA?
Let's say a user of my website posted a picture. I know that as long as my website and the picture satisfies the conditions of the DMCA, I have a safe harbor against copyright claims by the individual ...
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