LotG 011: Lives of the Litigious and Famous

• I. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the American Lung
  Association so far on our behalf! Next episode we’ll call out our
  donor roll and tell you how we did on the climb!

• II. Today’s episode is all about Right of Publicity!

• III. What is it and what are the methods to enforce your rights
  as a celebrity?

• IV. FIRST EVER, LAW OF THE GEEK CONTEST!!! Post the answer to
  the following question before 5pm CST this Friday in the comments
  section of this episode on our website, or tweet the answer
  @lawofthegeek: Who coined the term “Right of Publicity,” and in what
  year? One winner will be announced on the next episode and will win a
  Law of the Geek t-shirt!

• V. Elements of claims for Commercial Appropriation and False Endorsement.

• VI. A Smattering of Cases on Right of Publicity: Woody Allen,
  Johnny Carson, and Vanna White!

• VII. First Amendment concerns.

• VIII. Next week: Part II of Right of Publicity: 3 lucky listeners
  get their listener mail answered!

• IX. If you’re in Iowa during the weekend of the 24th and 25th,
  I’ll be at The Walking Eye Con – a gaming/podcaster convention held by
  The Walking Eye Podcast. So
  come say hi! And catch us in 2 weeks!

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