A Right in Search of a Coherent Rationale-Conceptualizing Persona in a Comparative Context: The United States Right of Publicity and German Personality Rights

Authors

• Ellen S. Bass

Publication Year

2008

Abstract

This Comment examines United States publicity rights in light of the autonomy critique and its civil law parallel in German personality rights to argue that a publicity right based on autonomy theory is not only possible, but plausible.

Recommended Citation

Bass, Ellen S. (2008) "A Right in Search of a Coherent Rationale-Conceptualizing Persona in a Comparative Context: The United States Right of Publicity and German Personality Rights," University of San Francisco Law Review: Vol. 42: Iss. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://repository.usfca.edu/usflawreview/vol42/iss3/6