9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Entertainment & Sports,
Intellectual Property
Feb. 4, 2014
Post-mortem publicity rights phoenix rising
The 9th Circuit has just delivered at least a limited new year's present to those holding the post-mortem publicity rights of deceased celebrities.
Douglas E. Mirell
Partner
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Email: dmirell@greenbergglusker.com
Doug's practice focuses on privacy, defamation, publicity rights, copyright, trademark and First Amendment litigation.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has just delivered at least a limited new year's present to those holding the post-mortem publicity rights of deceased celebrities. The appellate court reversed a 2011 federal district court decision which found the all-purpose-forum provision of Washington state's Publicity Rights Act (WPRA) to be unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution's due process, full faith and credit, and dormant commerce clauses. See Experience Hendrix LLC v. Hendrixl...
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