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[ NNSquad ] Famous for Fifteen People
Famous for Fifteen People
http://j.mp/z8euS5 (Stanford Law Review)
"The Fraley plaintiffs sued Facebook, alleging that its "Sponsored
Stories" feature, which displays ads on Facebook containing the
names and pictures of users who have "Liked" a product, violated
California's Right of Publicity statute. The statute forbids the
commercial use of an individual's name or likeness without
consent. Integral to the plaintiffs' claim was the assertion they
had been injured because they were "celebrities" to their Facebook
friends, such that their endorsements of the products in the
Sponsored Stories held economic value-economic value that they
were deprived of when Facebook published their Stories without
their consent. Although we do not know how many Facebook friends
the Fraley plaintiffs have, it seems safe to say that their notion
of celebrity departs from the conventional understanding of that
term."
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
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- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
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