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Mob Wives Star's Suit Sparks New Look at NY Publicity Rights

Earlier this year, former <i> Mob Wives</i> TV star Karen Gravano filed a right-of-publicity lawsuit against the makers of the <i>Grand Theft Auto V</i> video game, claiming they misappropriated her image and life story for a character in the popular video game. This case is one more in a string of recent cases raising a significant common question: To what extent does the law protect the rights of content creators to draw on real-life individuals and events to create expressive works?

8 minute read May 01, 2014 at 02:23 PM
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Elizabeth McNamara And Samuel M. Bayard
Mob Wives Star's Suit Sparks New Look at NY Publicity Rights

Earlier this year, former Mob Wives TV star Karen Gravano filed a right-of-publicity lawsuit against the makers of the Grand Theft Auto V video game, claiming they misappropriated her image and life story for a character in the popular video game.

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