Appellate Practice
May 12, 2001
Eating Their Words
The California Supreme Court's decision in Comedy III Productions Inc. v. Gary Saderup Inc., 2001 DJDAR 4162, the Three Stooges case, aptly has been called a great victory for celebrities, especially dead ones. The court's opinion extends the "right of publicity" so far, however, that the victory could boomerang, poking the eye of this rambunctious tort.
The California Supreme Court's decision in Comedy III Productions Inc. v. Gary Saderup Inc., 2001 DJDAR 4162, the Three Stooges case, aptly has been called a great victory for celebrities, especially dead ones. The court's opinion extends the "right of publicity" so far, however, that th...
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