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I don’t think my family should have the ability to make decisions regarding my likeness. My likeness is one of those things which is just totally 100% mine. I m
by spoonjim 5y ago
I don’t think my family should have the ability to make decisions regarding my likeness. My likeness is one of those things which is just totally 100% mine. I married my wife and had kids with her and would want her to have all of my money if I died but wouldn’t want her to be able to license my voice and face to promote Wheaties cereal or something. It shouldn’t be allowed unless the person explicitly grants those rights while alive.
- ipaddr 5y agoWhen did you get a copyright on your likeness? Your likeness might not be unique or unique enough for others to identify a distinct you. 1,000 Elvis' likenesses disagree.
- spoonjim 5y agoYou get a copyright automatically on anything you write... why not on your likeness (insofar as it specifically refers to you)? The 1,000 Elvises are part of the problem: although Elvis chose to be an extremely public figure, I'm not sure he would want his likeness to essentially be a cartoon character for Vegas weddings and the like. I would say that a person's likeness should be off-limits to everyone, unless specifically authorized while alive, for the duration of the copyright term (70 years after death), and then become public domain (family members should not be monetizing their relative's likeness after their death, unless specifically authorized to do so).
- ipaddr 5y agoHow do you deal with twins or similiar likeness between parent/child?
- spoonjim 5y agoExisting law on likeness already deals with this. If you're the identical twin of a celebrity, you're allowed to use your likeness as it relates to you (i.e. use your photograph to promote your real estate business). You're not allowed to use it to suggest the celebrity in question.