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Schwarzenegger Bobblehead Case: First Amendment or Right of Publicity. FindLaw Interview with William T. Gallagher of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP ( October 2004 )
William T. Gallagher is a partner in Townsend, Townsend & Crew's San Francisco office and specializes in intellectual property and related "competition law" litigation and counseling. He recently represented a small bobblehead maker against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a case involving the bobblehead maker's First Amendment rights and the Governor's right of publicity. -
Tiger Woods -- The Use of Celebrity Images In Works of Art : The Right of Publicity v. The First Amendment ( December 2003 )
The likeness of a well-known public figure is a powerful image. Just as advertisers want their products associated with the image of Michael Jordan dunking a basketball, or of Tiger Woods swinging a golf club, artists have use of these images to convey their ideas. While Andy Warhol's "Marilyn" continues to provoke debate about our celebrity-driven culture, there is no questioning his premise: celebrities are icons, and icons make for powerful images. -
Publication of Photographs: Is A Release Required? ( March 1999 )
This article offers guidelines to follow when publishing photographs. -
Practitioner's Guide to California Right of Publicity Law ( February 1998 )
Right of Publicity California's right of publicity statute, Civil Code Section 3344, was f.
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