Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Jour 340

Libel Cases

False Light : Deliberate use of falsehood
 - for the purpose of creating fictional accounts (ex: TV docudramas and movies with plots based on real life events

Appropriation (or misappropriation)
- commercial use of name or likeness without consent
- unauthorized use (could be voice/image/any representation)
- consent is the only defense
- public officials are more likely to loose these claims - no real reason why...

- dustin hoffman - he lost

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