Re: Rights in real characters

From: Laura N. Gasaway <unclng[_at_]email.unc.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 12:35:44 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, 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?

      Wouldn't it depend on whether the speeches were ones made while Clinton was president? Thus, these speeches would be public domain.

Lolly

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