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Fame: Ownership Implications of Intellectual Property and Agency Law
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
  • Max Stul Oppenheimer, University of Baltimore School of Law
Publication Date
2020
Abstract

In the pre-internet era, it was difficult to reach a wide audience without the help of a professional organization, so as a practical matter control typically rested with distributors rather than with talent. Now that direct public distribution is easy and inexpensive, distributors’ practical control has greatly diminished, and it is therefore important to consider the legal principles that govern the control of the use of “fame.” This Article defines fame as a bundle of intellectual property rights and analyzes the ownership of those rights under intellectual property and agency theories.

Citation Information
Max Stul Oppenheimer. "Fame: Ownership Implications of Intellectual Property and Agency Law" (2020) p. 447
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/max-oppenheimer/20/