5/22/2025 3:06:20 PM Thinking About George Wendt - Actor and Advertising Law Icon By Jeff Greenbaum I was very sorry to hear about the death, earlier this week, of George Wendt, the actor most famous for his portrayal of the character...
5/6/2024 3:11:21 PM Subway Series: Right of Publicity for Local Celebrities By Terri Seligman It’s been a while since I wrote my last Subway Series blog post. Frankly, I just wasn’t seeing any subway ads that really moved me, at...
11/13/2023 1:46:32 PM The Generative AI Journey Continues By Brian Murphy When it comes to tech powered by generative AI, we are on the verge of a Cambrian Explosion, a period during which we can expect an...
4/4/2023 6:30:46 PM Cops Sue Afroman Alleging "Lemon Pound Cake" Violates Their Right of Publicity By Brian Murphy In Saturday Night Live's cold open last weekend, the newly indicted Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) announced his latest...
1/17/2023 12:43:49 PM Can The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Teach Us Something About Right of Publicity Law? By Brian Murphy The "Real Housewives" franchise is one of my guilty pleasures. Why do I devote so much time to a bunch of exhibitionists who are thirsty...
7/6/2022 1:51:10 AM Posthumous Right of Publicity Law Covering Digital Replicas Goes Into Effect in Louisiana By Matt Vittone A new right of publicity law, the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act, goes into effect in Louisiana on August 1, 2022. The Act, named for the...
6/22/2022 1:45:21 AM Actress and TV Personality Mayim Bialik Sues Over False CBD Endorsements By Ariel Radow Mayim Bialik, internationally recognized actress, author, and neuroscientist, filed suit in Florida federal court last week seeking...
5/18/2022 1:08:26 PM Hopelessly Devoted to Fair Use: District Court Holds that Vape is Parody of Grease By Brian Murphy Sketchworks Comedy is the producer of Vape, a play advertised as a "millennial parody" of Grease. (You can watch Vape's trailer here.)...
7/1/2021 10:34:27 AM College Athletes are Now Able to Monetize Their Names, Images, and Likenesses By Christopher Chase A historic day is upon us. Beginning today, July 1, Division I college athletes will be able to monetize their names, images,...
6/20/2021 8:39:47 PM Can a Brand Use Ice Cube's "Signature Catchphrase" in a Newsletter Without Permission? By Brian Murphy O’Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, is a man of many talents: rapper, actor, director, entrepreneur, and social activist, to name...
2/23/2021 2:16:07 PM Carmen Electra's Crusade Against Strip Clubs Continues: Right of Publicity and Written Consent Under New York Law By Brian Murphy I have previously (over) shared why, in the early 2000s, my younger self considered Carmen Electra to be the luckiest person on planet...
8/3/2020 12:00:00 AM I See Me, I Sue You: Jordan Jumps at Card Cameos By Mma Afoaku Before the NBA season resumed down in Florida, basketball fans received a big dose of nostalgia with the 10 part airing of the...
7/27/2020 2:21:44 PM Reagan Foundation Tells President Trump and the RNC to Stop Using Reagan for Fundraising Purposes By Jeff Greenbaum The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute told the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign to stop using...
5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM Not-On-The-Subway Series: Celebrity Talk Back By Terri Seligman Remember the Grammy’s a few years back, when Arby’s shouted out to Pharrell Williams on Twitter, requesting the return of its hat. (See...
2/24/2020 1:35:08 PM "Life's Been Good," Until You Don't Get the Rights You Need By Jeff Greenbaum An important challenge that marketers and advertising agencies face when producing advertising is ensuring that they've properly cleared...
11/10/2019 4:59:55 PM Sandra Bullock & Ellen DeGeneres Lawsuit Takes on "Celebrity Endorsement Theft Industry" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Sandra Bullock and Ellen DeGeneres joined together to file a lawsuit in California Superior Court against unnamed affiliate...