JOUR 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Independent Contractor, Salami, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
16 Jun 2016
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Restatement (2nd) of the law of torts: plaintiffs name doesn"t make it commercial if something is published for money (such as newspapers) Different courts have diff stances on the news-versus-commercial-use. The internet w/right-of-publicity claims: catherine bosley oh w. wet tee shirt contest in fl and videos all over web-she won incidental likeness is hard to be completely incidental, but when it is-the people can"t win. Cher v. forum international, ltd: gave interview to us mag, said not to publish, us sold it to. 88- woody allen under lanham act; look-alike in ad not permitted. White v. samsung electronics: 92. ad included robot w. wig and wheel of fortune; resembled. Vanna white who sued and won at appeals. 2006 borat movie defamed americans by following them with a camera after they signed release forms; none of the plaintiffs received awards because they signed broad agreements.
