Oct. 22, 2014
Required right of publicity reading
The California Court of Appeal recently clarified two important issues regarding right of publicity cases: assignability and copyright preemption. By Jens B. Koepke
Jens B. Koepke
Counsel
Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
appellate law (specialist), intellectual property, entertainment
Phone: (424) 738-5563
Email: jens.koepke@calg.com
UCLA Law School
Jens is a certified appellate specialist, and the incoming chair for the Appellate Courts Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
The California Court of Appeal recently clarified two important issues regarding right of publicity cases: assignability and copyright preemption. In a case involving the Internet use of the photographic images of non-celebrity models, the court clarified that those models' right to sue for misappropriation of their right of publicity could be assigned to a third-party company. Further, since the publicity claim involved the misapprop...
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