Re: Advertising violations

On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
>
> This is true in only some states. There are numerous jurisdictions in
> which the right of publicity is not descendable, and others in which it
> is descendable only if it was exploited by the decedent during his own
> lifetime. Obviously, however, Tennessee and California are not among
> those jurisdictions, but are rather the two states in which rights of
> publicity are most broadly protected. The rights of the Three Stooges
> are protected under California statutory law, and are controlled by
> Comedy III Productions, Inc.

I take it, therefore, that C3PI (drat that "Inc."!) can only enforce its rights against California violators?

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