United States: List of Cases
From Personality Rights Database
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1 Case list
- Brown v ACMI
- Roberson v Rochester Folding Box Company
- Pavesich v New England Life Insurance
- Edison v Edison Polyform Mfg Co
- Haelan Laboratories Inc v Topps
- Time Inc. v. Hill
- Motschenbacher v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Price v Hal Roach Studios
- Zacchini v Scripps
- Johnny Carson v Here's Johnny Portable Toilets
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis v Christian Dior
- Bette Midler v Ford
- Joseph Finger v Omni Publications
- Pamela J. Howell v New York Post
- Messenger v Gruner
- Comedy III Productions v Gary Saderup
- Edgar Winter v DC Comics
- Tiger Woods
- Toney v L’Oreal and Wella
- Perfect 10 v Talisman Communications
- Bret Michaels v Internet Entertainment Group
2 Case List by category
2.1 The blurred line between privacy and commercial exploitation:
- Roberson v Rochester Folding Box Company, 1902
- Pavesich v New England Life Ins, 1905
- Edison v Edison Polyform, 1907
2.2 Privacy aspects and public interest:
- Time Inc. v. Hill, 1967
2.3 The misappropriation doctrine challenging personality rights:
- Uhlaender v Henrichsen, 1970
- Motschenbacher v R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, 1974
2.4 The recognition of an autonomous right or publicity:
- Haelan Laboratories Inc v Topps Chewing gum Inc, 1953
- Zacchini v Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co, 1977
2.5 Is the right of publicity assignable?
- Haelan Laboratories Inc v Topps Chewing gum Inc, 1953
- Price v Hal Roach Studios, 1975
2.6 Likeliness and look-alikes:
- Onassis v Christian Dior, 1984
- Perfect 10 Inc v Talisman, 2000
- Winter v DC Comics, 2002
2.7 Voice and distinctive expressions:
- Carson v Here’s Johnny Portable Toilets, 1983
- Midler v Ford Motors, 1988
2.8 Specific issues about celebrity figures:
- Edison v Edison Polyform, 1907
- O'Brien v Pabst Sales Co, 1941
- Pamela J. Howell et al. v New York Post, 1993
- Comedy III Productions Inc v Gary Saderup Inc, 2002
2.9 Specific issues about portrait rights:
- Joseph Finger v Omni Publications,1990
- Pamela J. Howell et al. v New York Post, 1993
- Messenger v Gruner, 2000
2.10 Voice and distinctive expressions:
- Bret Michaels v Internet Entertainment Group, 1998, 1983
2.11 Right to publicity and copyright
- Brown v ACMI, 2007
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