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Right of Publicity Roundup

By Stan Soocher
February 28, 2011

CHOICE OF DOMICILE

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington decided that 2008 amendments to the Washington Personality Rights Act (WPRA) ' that allowed for application of the right-of-publicity statute “regardless of place of domicile or place of domicile at time of death” of an individual ' violate the due process and full faith and credit clauses of the federal constitution. Experience Hendrix L.L.C. v. HendrixLicensing.com Ltd., C09-285Z.

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