With eloquence and grace, Mira Moldawer offers her fresh, unique take on the evolution of the legal doctrine of publicity rights, examining its implications and applications across a range of intellectual property law, spanning traditional copyright and trademark law to cutting-edge applications of AI. Her exploration takes readers on a historic, multi-cultural tour that spans ancient Greece to modern America. This interdisciplinary work will fascinate readers interested in a wide range of topics such as creativity theory, law, cultural norms, and our current digital dilemmas.
Prof. Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Founding Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology, DePaul College of Law
The book offers an original and interdisciplinary examination of the compelling issues surrounding publicity rights of public figures, with a focus on the intersection of intellectual property law, trademark law, and the right of publicity. The book explores how these rights have evolved from a marginal and negligible mutation into one of the most powerful rights in the digital 3A Era of automatic, autonomous AI and instruments of cultural and commercial control.
Prof. Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, PhD, Fordham Law School, Visiting Professor, since 2012 Yale Law School, Information Society Project (ISP), Professor Fellow, since 2011, Founder and Head of Graduate School "Commercial Law, High-Tech, and Technology", Co-President of Advanced Degrees Committee, The Founder and Academic Director, Shalom Comparative Research Institute, Eliyahu LAW and Technology Center, Faculty of Law, Ono Academic College