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Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?

From: Jordan S Hatcher <jordan AT opencontentlawyer.com>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:12:38 +0100

On 5 Oct 2007, at 12:06, Karl Ebener wrote:

Hi Dana,

as far as I understand it after having read the wikipedia-article, the
answer to my question would be:
1. Commercial use of the picture would violate to right to publicity
which is part or parallel to the right to privacy.
2. Non-commercial use might violate the right to privacy, but the answer
is not definite.

Would this summary be right?

Thanks a lot!
Karl

State law in the US varies pretty widely on this issue, and of course the overlap with privacy rights vary from state-to-state as well. I'd be cautious as to trying to ascertain a general consensus of the law.

~Jordan

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[cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Karl Ebener, 10/04/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Andres Guadamuz, 10/04/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, paola . dimaio, 10/04/2007
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Dana Powers, 10/04/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Jordan S Hatcher, 10/05/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Karl Ebener, 10/05/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Jordan S Hatcher, 10/05/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, rob, 10/05/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Evan Prodromou, 10/04/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Joichi Ito, 10/04/2007
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, paola . dimaio, 10/04/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, drew Roberts, 10/05/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Terry Hancock, 10/06/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, drew Roberts, 10/06/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Distribution of picture on the internet in US-law?, Kat Walsh, 10/04/2007