Who owns the rights to a celebrity’s image after death? Do these rights pass automatically to the celebrity’s estate? How are these rights protected?
It is a well-known drafting principle that when draftspersons are drafting Wills (and other legal documents), it is best to avoid: (i) using different words and phrases to describe the same thing; and (ii) using the same words and phrases to describe different things. Two cases illustrate the issues that…