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NY High Court Sees Right of Publicity Claim in Avatars but Rules Against Celebrity Plaintiffs

<i><b>Legislature Considers Publicity Law Update</b></i><p>Ruling in a matter of first impression, New York's high court dismissed suits filed by Lindsay Lohan and the daughter of ex-mobster Sammy “The Bull” Gravano against the makers of Grand Theft Auto V, by disagreeing with the plaintiff's claims that characters in the game were intended to be their look-alikes.

1 minute read May 01, 2018 at 12:17 AM
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Andrew Denney
NY High Court Sees Right of Publicity Claim in Avatars but Rules Against Celebrity Plaintiffs
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