Rappers Terrence “2 Milly” Ferguson and James “BlocBoy JB” Baker, influencer Russell “Backpack Kid” Horning, and actor Alfonso Ribeiro (best known for
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U.S. Supreme Court Drops Curtain on Olivia de Havilland’s “Feud” with FX
The California appellate court ruling which dismissed actress Olivia de Havilland’s suit against FX’s Feud will remain in place after the U.S.
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Does LeBron James Have the Right to License His Own Tattoos?
One copyright lawsuit says the answer is “no.”
In a case against Take Two Interactive, the maker of the popular “NBA 2K” video game franchise, Solid Oak Sketches LLC argues…
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Studios and Porn Producers Face off over Celebrity Deep Fakes–Their Arguments Will Surprise You
Earlier this year, the leading online pornography site PornHub announced a ban on celebrity “deep fakes.” These are videos in which AI technology is used to place a celebrity likeness…
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Right of Publicity Decision Places Docudramas in Jeopardy
A man convicted of bludgeoning his father to death with a fireman’s ax and mutilating his mother in 2004 might have the right to collect damages from A&E Lifetime Entertainment…
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The “Dating Naked” Lawsuit: Taking Talent Exposure to a New Level
In August of this year, a participant in the VH-1 reality television program “Dating Naked” filed suit in New York Supreme Court against the network and the producers claiming that…
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