The rise of deepfakes is a growing concern within the entertainment industry. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this and the intersection between free speech and protected rights on this episode of The Briefing.

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New York’s post mortem right-of-publicity statute recently came into effect.  Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without . . . written consent” can sue for an injunction and damages.  Because the statute addressed privacy concerns that dissipated at death, such rights did not extend post mortem.  New York courts have held that because the state’s law affords no common law right of publicity – the statutory grant is exclusive.
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For those of you that watched the red carpet happenings at last year’s Golden Globe Awards, you may have noticed the “Fiji Water Girl”, a model standing ready to keep Hollywood glitterati hydrated with bottles of Fiji water, photobombing numerous shots of celebrities.  Her presence on the red carpet created a social media firestorm and

Often writers base characters on complete fiction, drawing from their imagination to build a character’s various facets.  However, on certain occasions a writer may base a character on a living person.  Sometimes such a portrayal is factual and other times it may be a combination of fact and fiction.  Such was the case, claimed legendary