Category Archive: privacy

Nov 04

“Richard Cheese” Sheds Insight on the Right to Publicity / Right to Privacy Distinction

While the unique “right of publicity” is often, yet understandably, overlooked as being a subset of intellectual property, this classification proved crucial in a fresh Second Circuit decision. On November 1st, the court upheld Hartford Casualty Insurance Company’s refusal to defend independent music label Oglio in a separate suit involving right of publicity allegations. The …

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