On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Vance Koven <vrkoven[_at_]world.std.com> wrote:
>
> I'm curious about the term of publicity rights. I had thought rights
> of privacy and publicity were personal rights, and as such would
> normally expire with the person to whom they attach. Obviously, this
> is incorrect; what's the black-letter rule on this? Are they
> perpetual?
The Elvis Presley Estate practically invented the tort of right of publicity - all after Elvis's death. Death is not hinderance to this tort. I don't know how perpetual they are but the Elvis people (as well as the 3 Stooges people, the Marilyn Monroe people etc. etc.) are still going strong.
Carol Cricow
<carol[_at_]yujean.com>
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore!" Henry Ward Beecher. Received on Sat Mar 13 1999 - 19:26:43 GMT
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