Rapper and actor Ice Cube sued the online trading platform Robinhood alleging false association, misappropriation of publicity rights, and unfair competition based on Robinhood’s use of Ice Cube’s image and a paraphrased...more
Lenwood Hamilton, also known as Hard Rock Hamilton, claimed that Gears of War character Augustus Cole infringed his publicity rights because the video game character had a number of features he felt were identified with him....more
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Despite a recent setback, a right of publicity lawsuit filed by the actress Brooke Shields against a cosmetics company and several major retailers will proceed in California state court....more