Re: USA Copyright Act

From: Dan L Burk <BURKDANL[_at_]shu.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 13:26:04 -0400

On 07/23/98, Bernadette Attwell <b.attwell[_at_]open.ac.uk> wrote:
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> Could someone explain what a 'likeness right' is in the context of
> US Copyright Law? Cheers Bernadette (UK)

Yes, could someone? I certainly can't.

Perhaps you are thinking of the right of publicity, i.e., the right to control use of one's likeness? That is not part of U.S. copyright law, however -- it is either common law or state statutory law. Is it what you had in mind? If not, I am at a loss to answer.

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Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu

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Received on Fri Jul 24 1998 - 17:20:20 GMT