The commercial appropriation of fame : a cultural analysis of the right of publicity and passing off / David Tan, National University of Singapore.

Author
Tan, David, 1969- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
xxviii, 310 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Cambridge intellectual property and information law [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Celebrities can sell anything from cars to clothing, and we are constantly fascinated by their influence over our lifestyle choices. This book makes an important contribution to legal scholarship about the laws governing the commercial appropriation of fame. Exploring the right of publicity in the US and the passing off action in the UK and Australia, David Tan demonstrates how an appreciation of the production, circulation and consumption of fame can be incorporated into a pragmatic framework to further the understanding of the laws protecting the commercial value of the celebrity personality. Using contemporary examples such as social media and appropriation art, Tan shows how present challenges for the law may be addressed using this cultural framework. This book will be of interest to intellectual property law academics, judges, practitioners and students in the US and common law jurisdictions, as well as those in the field of cultural studies.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction to the phenomenon of the contemporary celebrity
    • Relevant insights from cultural studies on contemporary fame
    • The right of publicity in the United States
    • Right of publicity and indicia of identity
    • Right of publicity and the appropriation of commercial value of identity
    • Right of publicity and the freedom of speech under the First Amedment
    • Cultural studies and teh common law passing off action
    • Twenty-first century challenges : digital fandom, social media and fantasy video games
    • Conclusions.
    ISBN
    • 9781107139329 (hardcover)
    • 1107139325 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2016047829
    OCLC
    960940401
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