Photos of the Obamas in ads

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Paul Levy <plevy () citizen org>
> Date: January 8, 2010 5:46:45 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Photos of the Obamas in ads

> There have been a number of stories about the use of photos of  
> Michele Obama and Barack Obama  in advertising campaigns.  The White  
> House has protested, but all seem to agree that it the uses are  
> legally protected.  I have written a piece about the implications of  
> this controversy for one of the most-abused of intellectually  
> property doctrines, the right of publicity, in which list members  
> might be interested.
>
> http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2010/01/the-right-of-publicity-takes-a-hit.html
>
> Paul Alan Levy
> Public Citizen Litigation Group
> 1600 - 20th Street, N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20009
> (202) 588-1000
> http://www.citizen.org/litigation



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