Eighth Circuit: Non-Commercial Copyright Use Preempts Right of Publicity

February 1, 2016 Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a Minnesota federal district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor the National Football League (the “League” or “NFL”) regarding the rights of publicity of former NFL players with respect to certain League film projects. How far-reaching are the implications […]

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