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Aug. 6, 2002
Post-Mortem Publicity Cases Raise Choice-of-Law Issues
Focus Column - By Anthony T. Falzone - Post-mortem publicity rights are strange creatures compared to other species of intellectual property rights. Some jurisdictions recognize them; others do not. Even among those that do, there is disagreement. Some hold that post-mortem publicity rights arise under common law; others hold that they arise only by statute. Some provide express exemptions for certain creative works; others are less clear as to how far the right extends.
By Anthony T. Falzone
Post-mortem publicity rights are strange creatures compared to other species of intellectual property rights. Some jurisdictions recognize them; others do not. ...
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