Legal Opinion
Love v. Associated Newspapers, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2010No. 07-56008, 07-56568PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question, inter alia, of whether the Lanham Act and California’s common law right of publicity apply extra-territorially to events occurring in Great Britain. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude that such claims are not viable, and we affirm the judgments entered by the district court.
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