Rt of Publicity & SNL in NYS

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2 total messages Started by Chris Katopis Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:57

#92

Author: Chris Katopis
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:57

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I watched the recent Saturday Night LIve TV show and saw several
of their skits about the Long Island Scandalous AMy Fisher and
Buttafuoccos.

I learned in school that NYS has a "Right of Publicity" which protects
people's image from being used in a commercial context.

How can SNL use these people's image in skits?  Did they:
1) obtain a license
2) just declare "it's a parody"
3) say because they were part of a news story, their image is in 
the public domain
4) ???

i'm curious, so thanks in advance for any insights
-chris

Re: Rt of Publicity & SNL in NYS

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Author: Carl Oppedahl
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 04:46

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In <1993Jan11.015755.1388@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> katop@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Chris Katopis) writes:


>I watched the recent Saturday Night LIve TV show and saw several
>of their skits about the Long Island Scandalous AMy Fisher and
>Buttafuoccos.

>I learned in school that NYS has a "Right of Publicity" which protects
>people's image from being used in a commercial context.

>How can SNL use these people's image in skits?  Did they:
>1) obtain a license
>2) just declare "it's a parody"
>3) say because they were part of a news story, their image is in 
>the public domain
>4) ???

You could write them and ask.  I expect they would say (2).

-- 
Carl Oppedahl AA2KW  (intellectual property lawyer)
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New York, NY  10112-0228
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