“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster” declares stool pigeon Henry Hill in the opening scene of Martin Scorsese’s mob classic Goodfellas. Complementing the iconic performances of Robert De Niro, Ray...more
3/29/2018
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Free Speech ,
Name and Likeness ,
Reaffirmation ,
Right of Publicity ,
Television Shows ,
Transformative Use ,
Video Games
As a child of the 60’s and 70’s and an insatiable NFL football fan, I can still hear the swaggering voice of narrator John Facenda in the now-iconic 1974 NFL Films production “The Autumn Wind,” which has been dubbed The...more
6/2/2016
/ Class Action ,
Commercial Speech ,
ESPN ,
Movies ,
Name and Likeness ,
NFL ,
Preemption ,
Right of Publicity ,
Settlement ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Copyright Act
In retrospect, the victories won by former college football stars in their right of publicity lawsuits against Electronic Arts and its hugely popular NCAA Football videogame franchise are hardly surprising. How could anyone...more
4/3/2015
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Celebrities ,
First Amendment ,
Grand Theft Auto ,
Lindsay Lohan ,
Manuel Noriega ,
Misappropriation ,
Name and Likeness ,
Right of Publicity ,
Transformative Use ,
Video Games
In This Issue:
- Stacy Allen Speaks:
Right of Publicity: Advantage Athletes - Recent court decisions regarding unlicensed likenesses of celebrities in programs, products or video games represent a disturbing...more