On 7/30/97, Mark Lemley <mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu> wrote:
>
> I just saw the movie Contact. It contains approximately 3 minutes
> worth of speeches "by" Bill Clinton, which were actually created by
> the movie producer from existing film clips of Clinton. Clinton
> apparently did not approve this use, and was not paid.
>
> Is there any reason this wouldn't violate the right of publicity
> in California?
None.
But given his current litigation posture, I doubt that he would sue.
Sheldon W. Halpern
<halpern.1[_at_]osu.edu>
Received on Fri Aug 01 1997 - 20:43:15 GMT
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