← Back to context Comment by postalrat 2 years ago And whats wrong with hiring an impersonator? 7 comments postalrat Reply monocasa 2 years ago If not for parody, it's normally a violation of likeness rights. postalrat 2 years ago Are those rights only celebrities enjoy? dragonwriter 2 years ago Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity. hehdhdjehehegwv 2 years ago No, they extend to anybody. 2 replies → monocasa 2 years ago Not exactly.
monocasa 2 years ago If not for parody, it's normally a violation of likeness rights. postalrat 2 years ago Are those rights only celebrities enjoy? dragonwriter 2 years ago Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity. hehdhdjehehegwv 2 years ago No, they extend to anybody. 2 replies → monocasa 2 years ago Not exactly.
postalrat 2 years ago Are those rights only celebrities enjoy? dragonwriter 2 years ago Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity. hehdhdjehehegwv 2 years ago No, they extend to anybody. 2 replies → monocasa 2 years ago Not exactly.
dragonwriter 2 years ago Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity.
If not for parody, it's normally a violation of likeness rights.
Are those rights only celebrities enjoy?
Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity.
No, they extend to anybody.
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Not exactly.